I quit when I heard the sound of gas splashing on the ground. I guess I got
about a half gallon in the boot. It disolves old trunk crud pretty well!
Folks were looking at me kinda strangely as I emptied my trunk rapidly on to
the filling station driveway: New top, new tonneau, top frame in new bag,
new tonneau frame in new bag, extra jumper cables, spare tire, jack &
knockoff hammer.
After using a bunch of their blue paper towels to clean up the mess, I
bought a $2 screwdriver off the rack & fixed the problem.
I took the screwdriver out of the wrapper & told the kid I'd pay for it
after I filled up. I also explained that I'd filled his trashcan with
gasoline soaked paper towels. He just stood there with his mouth open & a
glazed look in his eyes.
When I went back in to pay for the gas & screwdriver, I told him again about
the trashcan & suggested that he empty it before somebody with a cigarette
came along. I could see the light of recognition come on when I said the
whole place could go up in a bang.
He was headed out with a new can liner as I left...
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: doug russell <dr-doug@classic.msn.com>
To: Jim Carney <carney_fam_ark@email.msn.com>; Kevin Richards
<flybirds@erols.com>; mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, May 31, 1998 8:02 PM
Subject: RE: LBC NDC (Near Death Experience)
>Kevin,
>
>Would you believe this same thing happened to me yesterday on the 76 B? I
>just put the child seat in and was taking my 2 year old for a spin. Half
way
>down the block I smell gas and my feet are slipping by the pedals. Turned
the
>car off, looked under the hood and there it is - crack in rubber connector
for
>the two metal fuel lines. Difference is - I drive this car 3-4 times a
week
>to my office (150 mile round trip) so the line failure was not due to
sitting
>around with nothing to do. Anyway, grabbed a new bit of hose off the
garage
>wall (that's where we all keep it isn't it??), made the repair and off I
went
>with my 2 year old for a spin.
>
>Think I'll go look under there again to make sure the other rubber lines
are
>happy campers.
>
>BTW, Jim, I'm sure my filler neck is fine cause I had that apart a month
ago
>fishing out some obstruction that made filling the tank a slow laborious
>endeavor. Turned out to be that 70s thigamajig that only allowed the
narrower
>unleaded fuel hose nozzle to be inserted into the tank - it came lose,
turned
>sideways and was blocking the filler neck. Anyway, when did you realize
you
>were filling up the trunk - when you went past 12 gallons or when your feet
>got wet??
>
>Dr. Doug
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net On Behalf Of Jim Carney
>Sent: Sunday, May 31, 1998 5:10 PM
>To: Kevin Richards; mgs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: LBC NDC (Near Death Experience)
>
>Snipped>
>
>>Popped the hood and found that the section of hose that joins the two
>>metal fuel lines by the heater box had sprung a leak also. I was able to
>>patch that with some scrounged bits from an absorbtion canister hose,
>>and I was on my way home, put Red Molly into her garage bay, and let her
>>rest from her near death experience.
>
>
>
>
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