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ps. Tonopah is a MAJOR speed trap. We once filled-up at the Shell
station on the south side of town next to a couple in an SUV. They
didn't get two blocks down the street before they got pulled-over (they
were mixed-race, which may or may not have had something to do with it).
On 1/1/2021 9:58 AM, Bob Spidell wrote:
> FWIW, I occasionally--these days, previously often--filled my BJ8's
> tank within a couple inches of the filler hole; esp. when I know I'm
> facing a long stretch with no gas stations. For example, it's over 200
> miles from Caliente, NV to Tonopah, NV with a medium-sized mountain
> range in between and no gas. I once shut off my engine and coasted for
> a few miles on the downslope when I was running low into Tonopah; and
> once, some Jeepers arrived at Rachel, NV--which at one time had some
> regular--begging for gas and offering to 'pay anything' for a few
> gallons. I'm not recommending the practice, but you do what you have
> to do.
>
> If the smell is indeed coming through the sleeve, I believe green
> threadlocker ('Locktite') is meant to be used post-installation of
> fasteners, as it supposedly weeps into tiny gaps. I have no idea how
> well it would hold up to today's pseudo-gasoline, though.
>
>
> On 1/1/2021 9:10 AM, warthodson--- via Healeys wrote:
>> John,
>> If the white plastic sleeve is is glued in place it is problematic to
>> try to remove it a try to seal it. As you probably already know, if
>> the fuel is reaching the elevation of the plastic sleeve then it is
>> above the top of the fuel tank & that means that every thing
>> associated with the tank is under positive pressure. Any small leak
>> will be apparent due to the smell of fuel. That would also include
>> the rubber sleeve connecting the tank to the fuel filler tube
>> especially if the fuel tank is filled so that there is standing fuel
>> in the filler tube & then the car is parked. If the leak is small
>> enough, there might not be any fuel visible, only vapor & the smell.
>> You might try parking the car for a few days with the fuel level
>> about 3/4 full & see if you can still smell fuel.
>> Gary Hodson
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Spaur <jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net>
>> To: rfbegani@gmail.com; 'Bob Haskell' <rchaskell@earthlink.net>;
>> 'Healey List' <healeys@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2020 8:28 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel sender leak
>>
>> Here are some photos of a new Moss after-market sender showing the
>> sleeve.
>> It seems to be glued in place.
>>
>>
>
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ps. Tonopah is a MAJOR speed trap. We once filled-up at the Shell
station on the south side of town next to a couple in an SUV. They
didn't get two blocks down the street before they got pulled-over
(they were mixed-race, which may or may not have had something to do
with it).<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/1/2021 9:58 AM, Bob Spidell wrote:<br>
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FWIW, I occasionally--these days, previously often--filled my
BJ8's tank within a couple inches of the filler hole; esp. when I
know I'm facing a long stretch with no gas stations. For example,
it's over 200 miles from Caliente, NV to Tonopah, NV with a
medium-sized mountain range in between and no gas. I once shut off
my engine and coasted for a few miles on the downslope when I was
running low into Tonopah; and once, some Jeepers arrived at
Rachel, NV--which at one time had some regular--begging for gas
and offering to 'pay anything' for a few gallons. I'm not
recommending the practice, but you do what you have to do.<br>
<br>
If the smell is indeed coming through the sleeve, I believe green
threadlocker ('Locktite') is meant to be used post-installation of
fasteners, as it supposedly weeps into tiny gaps. I have no idea
how well it would hold up to today's pseudo-gasoline, though.<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/1/2021 9:10 AM, warthodson---
via Healeys wrote:<br>
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<div style="color:black;font: 12pt Comic Sans MS, sans-serif;">John,
<div>If the white plastic sleeve is is glued in place it is
problematic to try to remove it a try to seal it. As you
probably already know, if the fuel is reaching the elevation
of the plastic sleeve then it is above the top of the fuel
tank & that means that every thing associated with the
tank is under positive pressure. Any small leak will be
apparent due to the smell of fuel. That would also include
the rubber sleeve connecting the tank to the fuel filler
tube especially if the fuel tank is filled so that there is
standing fuel in the filler tube & then the car is
parked. If the leak is small enough, there might not be any
fuel visible, only vapor & the smell. You might try
parking the car for a few days with the fuel level about 3/4
full & see if you can still smell fuel.</div>
<div>Gary Hodson<br>
<br>
<br>
<div
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From: John Spaur <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net";
moz-do-not-send="true"><jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net></a><br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com";
moz-do-not-send="true">rfbegani@gmail.com</a>;
'Bob Haskell' <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:rchaskell@earthlink.net";
moz-do-not-send="true"><rchaskell@earthlink.net></a>;
'Healey List' <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
moz-do-not-send="true"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2020 8:28 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fuel sender leak<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Here are some photos of a new Moss
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