>From: "Stephen Peca" <sppchicago@excite.com>
>Reply-To: "Stephen Peca" <sppchicago@excite.com>
>To: ewcorco@erenj.com
>CC: triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Winter Storage / Fuel Drain
>Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 07:06:29 PST
>
>On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 09:56:56 -0500, ewcorco@erenj.com wrote:
>
>...The metal tank is, of course, full of fuel and added stabilizer, and
>I've
>run the engine long enough to get it into the carbs [note: hopefully not
>TOO
>full, as cool gas must expand when warmer temperatures arrive this spring -
>anyone have any experience with the correct amount of free volume to leave
>to allow for this expansion?...
>
>
>Oh,Oh. I just topped off my gas tank in preparation for Winter storage. I
>didn't realize that I had to allow for expansion/ contraction. Am I too
>going to have a problem come Spring, or should I try to syphon off (or run
>the engine more) to lower the fuel level in the gas tank?
>
>Steve Peca
>Wheaton, Illinois
>1958 TR3A - TS23867L
Gentlemen,
I propose a totally interesting alternate to your dilemma... Why
not take your TRs out for a spin? If road conditions are dry and
there's no salt, why not drive your TR?
I find I tend to have more problems crop up when I don't drive my
car. That's why I don't ever "store" it over the cold months.
Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...
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