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Subject:Re: Fuel Line replacement w/gas in tank
From:Max Wellhouse
Date:Mon, 8 Sep 2008 17:27:30 -0500

That's why I whittled a large minicell plug to temporarily keep gas
in and dirt and sand out.

DM&FS

At 03:15 PM 9/8/2008, pickle vanagon wrote:
>On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>wrote:
>
> > If the tank was full, it would weigh well over 100#, but wouldn't
> > slosh, right?
>
>
>
>Something else to keep in mind here, is that after you remove the filler
>neck from the tank (which you do before dropping the front), you have a
>giant open hole in the side of the tank.  Even with the tank half full, I
>imagine crazy quantities of gasoline pouring out of there as you try to drop
>the tank, slide it around on the ground, and then lift it back into place.
>-Wes