<VV> Safety First ! - Chew Gum !

[Alan and Clare Wesson]

Does it still work if it's below the 'water' line - i.e. it's not possible 
to dry it because the gas is still seeping out - or is it only usable in the 
dry section of the tank above the fluid level?

My hole was in the bottom, and there was a pretty large amount of fluid 
leaking out non-stop. I have never had much luck trying to stick anything to 
a wet surface, and I would have thought that petrol/gasoline was a good gum 
solvent..

Cheers

Alan





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris & Bill Strickland" <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Safety First ! - Chew Gum !


>
>>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 sometimes 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 replace that first one that still has sugar in it with the second
> piece -- a nearly a permanent 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
>
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