<VV> Safety First ! - Chew Gum !

[Chris & Bill Strickland]

>If you get a hole in a tank which is not too large, chew - as fast as 
>possible - a wad of chewing gum.  
>

As we all know, JR sonetimes blows a little hot air, just like the 
Corvair cooling system, BUT, folks, gum really works!

Your best choice in plain, old-fashioned bubble gum -- the important 
thing is it needs to be "used", ie, all the sugar needs to be chewed out 
of it. At that point, it may as well be a stick of that quick mix epoxy 
stuff.

Get two pieces, chew the first one a bit and stick it to the hole to 
slow things down while you are chewing the second piece up real good -- 
then repalce that first one that still has sugar in it with the second 
piece -- a nearly a permanant patch, especially if you spray a bit of 
undercoat over it so it isn't obvious to those friends that crawl under 
your car to check it out.

Gasoline explosions only happen if you have a lot of atomized gasoline 
in open still air -- carb fires simply don't "explode".  Your best 
friend in case of a car fire is a severe lack of panic on your part -- a 
nice big current 10 pound ABC class extinguisher will also come in 
handy, in spite of the mess you need to clean up afterward (compare it 
to the mess if you let it burn, but I suppose that depends on how it is 
insured ...)

Bill Strickland