That's why I whittled a large minicell plug to temporarily keep gas in and dirt and sand out. DM&FS At 03:15 PM 9/8/2008, pickle vanagon wrote: >On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>wrote: > > > If the tank was full, it would weigh well over 100#, but wouldn't > > slosh, right? > > > >Something else to keep in mind here, is that after you remove the filler >neck from the tank (which you do before dropping the front), you have a >giant open hole in the side of the tank. Even with the tank half full, I >imagine crazy quantities of gasoline pouring out of there as you try to drop >the tank, slide it around on the ground, and then lift it back into place. >-Wes |
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