At 06:25 PM 10/30/98 -0500, you wrote: >The tanks from Brazil will NOT work on Northern Hemisphere vans due to the >Coriolas effect. The inlets and outlets are reversed to compensate for the >swirling motion produced as the fuel leaves the tank. South Africans and >Aussies know this, as many have tried and failed when switching >fluid-related parts from Northern Hemisphere suppliers. Happy Friday > >G. Matthew Bulley NOnoNOnoNO!!! It depends on whether one is driving on the correct side or the left side of the road - driving on the correct (right) side of the road, on & off ramps always force fuel to the liberal side of the tank; converse applies in those oddball places the Brits colonized (& I thought only Spain screwed up every place they subjugated). Austin |
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