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post Jan 17 2014, 03:50 PM
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Just got the pic from my brother in GA.


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post Jan 17 2014, 03:53 PM
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did you just drill a hole to mount an amp?

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post Jan 17 2014, 03:58 PM
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QUOTE(r_towle @ Jan 17 2014, 04:53 PM) *

did you just drill a hole to mount an amp?

Rich

My brother, yep.
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post Jan 17 2014, 04:03 PM
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Is that gas from the fuel tank? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

or water from the radiator? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Jan 17 2014, 04:05 PM
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Yes it is

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post Jan 17 2014, 04:16 PM
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Gonna need another cup or two.

Expensive amp installation. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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post Jan 17 2014, 04:19 PM
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3 gallons last time I spoke to him
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post Jan 17 2014, 04:32 PM
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not that I know, but remove the tank strap, pull up on the tank, really hard.
pull up on passenger side.

A tank can be removed in less than 30 seconds....
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post Jan 17 2014, 04:33 PM
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Thank-you, I am sure a lot of us are feeling slightly less dumb with regard to the worst eff-up we have ever committed while working on our cars. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Well at least I am. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Jan 17 2014, 04:49 PM
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Tell ya"ll story 'bout a man named Jeb........


Workin on his Teener tryin to keep his family fed.....


Then one day .....while workin near the wheel....


Bubblin out the front and feeling like a heel.....



Sorry guys couldn't resist....lest I doom myself to do the same. Thanks for sharing the misfortune so I don't.... or less likely to.
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post Jan 17 2014, 05:21 PM
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OMFG, thanks for sharing.

a long, long time ago, in a past lifetime, i made the same mistake...

i woke up my room-mate and dear friend to hold his finger over the leak, dutch boy style while i crawled beneath to drain the fuel.

can't blame that one on some dumb p.o.!
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post Jan 17 2014, 05:25 PM
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Nice reminder for people!

If you laughed at this then maybe you won't forget it later.

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post Jan 17 2014, 05:35 PM
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QUOTE(914itis @ Jan 17 2014, 01:50 PM) *

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Just got the pic from my brother in GA.



Looks like Si Robertson's cup, you two kin? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Jan 17 2014, 05:41 PM
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Actually I see tons of stuff like this from stereo shops. It never amazes me what they drill through.
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post Jan 17 2014, 06:04 PM
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fast syphon needed.

though i can not believe the tank is that close to the floor board that it would flow thru itself and thru the floor board so completely. hum
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post Jan 17 2014, 06:13 PM
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QUOTE(r_towle @ Jan 17 2014, 04:32 PM) *

not that I know, but remove the tank strap, pull up on the tank, really hard.
pull up on passenger side.

A tank can be removed in less than 30 seconds....


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Absolutely...tip that sucker up...probably stop leaking immediately...you'll have to do it anyway to plug it temporarily.

On the bright side...thankfully no significant sparks were generated....that would have been a REAL PROBLEM.
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post Jan 17 2014, 06:25 PM
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Hopefully he pulled the car out of the garage. It's bad enough to torch a car. Hate to see the house or garage go with it.

A while back I watched one of those "cops" shows where the fire department and police were called to a house on fire. The distraught friend was explaining that he was fixing his car in his friend's garage messing with the gas tank and it ignited. Very scary to think about.

Hope he gets it resolved peacefully.
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post Jan 17 2014, 06:35 PM
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QUOTE(Spoke @ Jan 17 2014, 07:25 PM) *

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Hopefully he pulled the car out of the garage. It's bad enough to torch a car. Hate to see the house or garage go with it.

A while back I watched one of those "cops" shows where the fire department and police were called to a house on fire. The distraught friend was explaining that he was fixing his car in his friend's garage messing with the gas tank and it ignited. Very scary to think about.

Hope he gets it resolved peacefully.

Thanks, he got it out of the garage and drained the tank completely . It's all safe now.
He got his carpet set today and wanted to start driving over the weekend for the first time.

Oh well!
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post Jan 17 2014, 06:35 PM
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OK, I was stupid once too. I had the car parked outside in a make shift car port and thought it was a good idea to put some rolled roofing under to keep moisture from coming up... I had a fuel leak. that turned the roofing into a gooey mess and a extreme fire hazard connected to my house. I had to build a 1800 sq.ft. shop to fix it.
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post Jan 17 2014, 06:40 PM
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It is good to see he grabbed a cup before taking the time to take the photo. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
That's a strong stream to be coming out of the tank and hitting the fire wall hole just right.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) on 2nd thought don't light that.
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