[Tigers] FIller neck vent question

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Stu,
Hard to find a woman like that.  Good catch :-)
 
 
In a message dated 3/31/2014 9:38:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
stubrennan at comcast.net writes:

Back in  the day, I filled the tank of the Tiger, probably for the first  
time.  It was a sunny Sunday morning, girlfriend of a few months in  the 
passenger seat, picnic basket in the trunk, as we headed for a TE/AE  
gathering down in Rhode Island.  I smelled a bit of gas when I filled  it, 
but, that happens...

So I get to the "S" curves on 95 down  toward Providence, and suddenly the 
gas smell is really strong.   Moments later a motorcycle guy pulls up 
beside 
me and yells "You're  leaking gas!!"  I was right at an exit, so I pulled 
off, and into a  gas station right at the end of the ramp.  Investigating 
in 
the  trunk, I found that the balance hose had cracked right where the hose  
attaches to the driver's side tank, and when all the gas rushed to one  
side, 
out it came, dripping out the drain at the bottom of the  fender.

Talk about luck.  This was a REAL gas station like they  had in the old 
days, 
with repair bays, lots of spares hanging around, and  what not.  The 
mechanic 
wasn't there, but the pump attendant knew  they had a variety of hose 
sizes...  A few bucks later I had a new  hose in place.  I dumped some 
water 
through to flush out as much gas  as I could, and we were on our way.  
Note: 
Gas fumes do nothing to  enhance the taste of most types of sandwiches...

Oh, she married me  anyway.

Stu  
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