<VV> Safety First ! - Chew Gum !

[J R Read_HML]

Alan....   I try not to have any (much) water in my gas tank.  Yes, it will 
stop a stream of gasoline (petrol).

Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson at atlas.co.uk>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Safety First ! - Chew Gum !


> 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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