On 8/21/2005 7:10 PM Gary Bawden wrote: ><snip> > >This time >while swishing the tank around, I heard something >rolling around inside the tank! Got it to come out of >the filler neck hole, and upon inspection, found what >appeared to be a piece of sandy clay, the proper size >to clog the fuel line. > So, I gotta ask: how the heck does a chunk of clay find itself in a fuel tank? Reminds me of "My Cousin Vinnie": "You got mud in ya tires." "I gots mud inside my tires?!" "Naw, that's just a figua o' speech, gets in around the rim throws off the balance... in Alabama, we famous for our mud." -- Mike RJS |
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