On 6/10/05 3:23 PM, "John Bange" <jbange@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>> Is anyone here concerned about having these gas cans located immediately
>> behind the radiator?  Just a thought.  That MB unit is sweet looking for a
>> gas can. :-)
>> 
> 
> I reckon it'd be pretty well protected surrounded by all that steel
> and rubber, since it nests INSIDE the spare tire. Probably safer than
> the regular tank.
> 
> 
When I was looking at that kind of tank storage I decided no very quickly
after doing a temperature check behind the radiator.  The day I picked for
that test was a high 80s day.  Sitting stopped in traffic and the fan
running the temperature was at 120F to 140F degrees at that point.  Moving
down the highway at 60 it was about 100 degreesF.  The next day the temps
were in the mid 90s and just radiated heat from the pavement had the
temperature in that hollow space at 100 degrees F.  I didn�t run any further
tests.  
Jimt