Fw: <VV> Gasoline Coming Out Exhaust

[Harry Yarnell]

Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Yarnell" <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>
To: "N. Joseph Potts" <pottsf at msn.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Gasoline Coming Out Exhaust


 Wait a minute! It's impossible for gasoline to come out the exhaust.
 Condensate, maybe, but gas can't come out of a running engine from the
 exhaust.

 Harry Yarnell
 perryman garage and orphanage
 perryman, MD
 hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "N. Joseph Potts" <pottsf at msn.com>
> To: "Kathleen M. Rose" <kr0wsbud at verizon.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 4:48 PM
> Subject: RE: <VV> Gasoline Coming Out Exhaust
>
>
> > You may have a stuck carburetor float (which you can't see) and it may
> have
> > become unstuck already. If not, a few raps on the carburetor with the
> handle
> > of a screwdriver (anything hard, plastic) may get it loose (you can't
see
> > it, of course).
> >      Try to get at least the back of the car outside and have a fire
> > extinguisher handy - you've got a fire hazard here. But it may fix
itself
> > very easily. If it doesn't, take the air cleaner off and look for a
> > dribbling carb. NEVER put your face over a carb when the engine is
> running.
> > While the engine is running ALWAYS use a hand mirror - a backflash will
> > quite ruin your day.
> >      If you have an electric fuel pump, particularly one that can run
> > without the engine running, you will be in danger of hydrolock and (too
> > much) oil in the crankcase. Include this information in any future posts
> on
> > this subject.
> >
> > Joe Potts
> > Miami, Florida USA
> > 1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> > [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org]On Behalf Of Kathleen M. Rose
> > Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 11:13 AM
> > To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> > Subject: <VV> Gasoline Coming Out Exhaust
> >
> >
> > I just started up my corvair after it was sitting for a couple of months
> on
> > blocks, as we had inspected the underside in anticipation of putting in
> new
> > floor pans.  I had started it occasionally over the winter and let it
run
> > for a few minutes each time.  I had no trouble starting it, but
something
> > came spraying out the exhaust pipe, and it was gasoline.  Does anyone
have
> > any idea what has happened to my car?  I bought it last summer and just
> > drove it around town on the weekends.  It's a 62 manual.
> >
> > Any thoughts would be helpful.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > -k
> >
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