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Date:         Thu, 11 Apr 2002 14:56:57 -0800
Reply-To:     Fryday <fryday@CALIFORNIA.COM>
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From:         Fryday <fryday@CALIFORNIA.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oversized gas tanks?
Comments: To: Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
In-Reply-To:  <3CB61124.C3E91D90@uidaho.edu>
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The alternative is simply to have an (or many) auxiliary tank(s) and just have some switch to go pump from a different tank. My old International bus has one of those switch and they work great! (although you may not have a sender in the new tank and might have to rely on mileage.

A bientot,

Philippe

On Thu, 11 Apr 2002 15:41:40 -0700 Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU> wrote: > welding thin walled steel is a PIA. I go down that road more often that > i'd like it seems.... it would probably be cheaper to get some spun > aluminum gas tanks that are about 5" diameter and put them under the bus > and the pump the gas from them into the real tank when needed. That or > go to the gas station more often. > matthew > > "J


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