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Re: Calooh, calaay, oh frabjus rummmm *sputter* *silence* oh oh

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Subject: Re: Calooh, calaay, oh frabjus rummmm *sputter* *silence* oh oh
From: Eric Zambori <eaz@snet.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 07:14:23 -0800
I checked the flyer last night and the price was $149.


Eric Zambori wrote:
> 
> I think I saw new tanks in the latest Roadster Factory sale flyer for
> about $140.
> 
> Eric Zambori
> 
> Larry Hoy wrote:
> >
> > Hmm, maybe it's time for a new gas tank.  About $170.
> >
> > Larry Hoy, Denver, CO. USA
> > http://home.cwix.com/~larryhoy@cwix.com
> > 1967 MGB Roadster, Vintage Racer
> > 1969 MGB Roadster, Driver
> > 1970 MGB Roadster, Fixer upper
> > 1987 Jaguar XJ6 VDP, for the wife
> > "It's not how fast you go, it's how fast you go fast"
> > ==========================================
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> > > Behalf Of Thomas I Perigrin
> > > Sent: Monday, October 26, 1998 10:48 AM
> > > To: mgs@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Calooh, calaay, oh frabjus rummmm *sputter* *silence* oh oh
> > >
> > >
> > > Recap - Emma, 72 MGB, stored for 10 years, back on the road.
> > >
> > > Ah, the MG experience!   Driving through Appalachia as the leaves turn
> > > color.  Cornering with the top down, the wind nipping my ears.  Smoothly
> > > shifting up and down, and listening to the lovely sound of my engine as I
> > > motor along in sheer bliss.  *Cough*   Whats this?  My car has a "cough"?
> > > *cough cough*  I'm losing power!  *cough cough ungh umph errr*  The
> > > crushing sound of silence...
> > >
> > > I coast over into a driveway, knock on the door to apologize for 
>presuming,
> > > and then lift the hood.  Nothing awful to be seen...  I look, poke, prod,
> > > feel, and then sit back in the drivers seat to ponder.  And as I ponder, I
> > > turn the key to "on", and I hear silence.  No *tick tick* as the fuel pump
> > > pressurizes the line.  So, I pull the line off of the fuel filter, and 
>turn
> > > the key.  No fuel...
> > >
> > > Out with the spanners, wiggle under the rear, and disconnect the fuel line
> > > inlet to the pump.  Attach a length of 1/4" tubing, and blow.  WOW!  Thats
> > > plugged!  Finally, it blows clear, and I drop the level of the hose to
> > > start the flow.  The fuel is dark brown with rust and stuff...
> > >
> > > But I had drained the tank, and half filled it, and sloshed the car back
> > > and forth as hard as I could, and did that several times until it ran
> > > clear!  Oh well, think on it later...  Problem solved, I reconnected the
> > > fuel line, and got back on the road.
> > >
> > > AH, the MG experience!   Smoothly cornering, wind in my hair, listening to
> > > the soft purr of the engine... listening to the ... awful, terrible, 
>sudden
> > > silence.
> > >
> > > Under the tail, again.   Two miles closer to home.  Under the tail, again.
> > > Finally, I make it home.
> > >
> > > AH, the MG experience.  *rueful grin*
> > >
> > > So, the question is this...  what do I do now?  Do I drain the tank, 
>slosh,
> > > drain, slosh, drain, and hope?  Or do I pull the tank, clean it, use 
>acids,
> > > use solvents, steam, etc?  Or what?
> > >
> > >
> > > ---
> > >
> > > A .sig is static        My life is dynamic.     I can't think of a single
> > > quote or witty saying that expresses the mercurial nature of the changes 
>in
> > > my life.  The only constants in my life are stress,  my loving wife, and
> > > the weekly hairball my cat leaves on the carpet.
> > >
> > >

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