Dick
If you move west to Arizona,Nevada and even Utah you will have big harry
spiders nesting in your racer, maybe they need the water. Mayf needs the
water. It's so dry in Parumph Nevada the dust devels fight over the water
and in Aird-zona Ed VanScoy has to wring out cactus plants to wash his
hands. other they that ya might as well stay in Texas.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: "lsr list autox" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 3:27 PM
Subject: Moisture and Humidity Hazard
> Last year I installed a new fuel cell, new pump, new cannister filter and
> new fuel line in my 55 Chrysler. I knew I would be letting it set for a
> while, so I plugged off the end of the line with a rubber stopper (to keep
> wasps from building a nest in the fuel line).
>
> Last week, I decided to cannibalize some of these parts for my Trans Am.
> When I opened the top on the fuel cell, I was surprised at the amount of
> moisture that had collected in the foam. Even more surprising, the fuel
> filter had about two or three ounces of water in the bottom of the
> cannister, and the top of the inside of the cannister was all gummed up
> with gooey rust. Everything had been sealed for a year or more, so all of
> this crap had apparently condensed out of the humidity in the air that was
> trapped in the system.
>
> When you run the last race of the year (for me, it's World of Speed in
> September) and you are going to park the car until spring, other than
> draining the leftover fuel from the tank, what steps do you guys take to
> deal with accumulated humidity and moisture in the fuel system?
>
> Assuming you aren't going to tear down the motor, what do you do to deal
> with moisture in the block and valve covers?
>
> Yeah, I know - - - move to Pahrump or Arizona !!!! But what if I stay
> in Texas??
>
> Dick J
> In East Texas
>
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