[DMCForum] Re: FUEL TANK INNARDS QUESTION

["therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxxxxx>]

Negative on both counts.

But it never hurts to be on the safe side...

-Robert



--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, mike clemens <rmclemns@xxxx> wrote:
> Okay,  seen all the answers, and only have two
> questions-------has there ever been a documented case
> of a cell phone causing a fire during refueling and
> has a Delorean ever caught fire while it was being
> refueled or even catching fire in the luggage
> compartment??  Just curious!!
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> --- therealdmcvegas <dmcvegas@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Discharging yourself is before fueling is indeed a
> > legitimate concern.
> > And even myth busters did address that. Seen stuff
> > like that out here
> > in Vegas before, although I have a feeling it deals
> > more with poor
> > grounding off the pump handle, if anything. On a
> > related note, I've
> > worked on many PCs, and electronic equipment over
> > the years, and have
> > never once fried any components by static discharge.
> > 
> > But yeah, the cellphone thing is BS. People think
> > "celluar" means that
> > the phone uses microwaves like a range oven to heat
> > things up. They
> > fail to realize (myself included for a long time)
> > that "celluar"
> > referes to the terrestrial topology of the
> > communications towers.
> > 
> > -Robert
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "timnagin"
> > <timnagin@xxxx> wrote:
> > > Mine is steel, or something similar, as well and
> > is not corroding. 
> > If it
> > > was copper, I would assume it had been replaced. 
> > I seriously doubt it
> > > matters whether the car has it in place or not. 
> > Any static
> > electricity that
> > > could build up in there shouldn't have the
> > potential to ignite the
> > fumes.
> > > 
> > > This is similar to people stating you should
> > discharge yourself before
> > > fueling your car, and turn your cell phone off. 
> > Oh, and turning
> > your engine
> > > off.  It's all just CYA stuff.
> > > 
> > > Myth Busters covered this, but do so at your own
> > discretion.
> > > 
> > > Greg
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: therealdmcvegas [mailto:dmcvegas@xxxx]
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 4:31 PM
> > > To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [DMCForum] Re: FUEL TANK INNARDS QUESTION
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Greg is absolutely correct. It is indeed there to
> > discharge any static
> > > electricity that might acccumulate in the fuel.
> > > 
> > > Never heard of one being copper. The one on my car
> > looks to be
> > > stainless, or at least chromed. It's in the best
> > interest of safety to
> > > have one installed, so I'd reccomend that being a
> > priority there.
> > > 
> > > Now, what's weird about this part, is that I can
> > see it in the parts
> > > manual. But it looks to be mislabeled. Section 2,
> > Subsection 1, Group
> > > 0, Item # 74.
> > > 
> > > -Robert
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "thebrave65"
> > <ssawyer37@xxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Mike, I know EXACTLY the wire you're speaking
> > of.  I volunteered to
> > > > help clean someone's tank once, (I don't ever
> > want to do that again),
> > > > and I found this same part.  It seems to be made
> > of copper and it was
> > > > not helping the fuel as it had green copper rust
> > flaking into the
> > tank.
> > > >
> > > > It can be removed as it's just kinda jammed into
> > the vent hose and I
> > > > really don't have a clue as to what it does.  I
> > sent an e-mail to Don
> > > > Steger with pics asking about it but he never
> > replied.
> > > >
> > > > It has a funny little head on it that's shaped
> > like a - well it's like
> > > > a Water Willy.  (A toy that hooks up to a garden
> > hose I remember
> > > > playing with as a child in the 1970's).  Used to
> > beat the crap outta
> > > > me when I turned it on high!
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, I removed it from the tank since it
> > contributed to the fuel
> > > > fouling issues.  The car ran fine without it.
> > > >
> > > > Johnny
> > > > 5518
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Okay, here's one I haven't seen and maybe
> > someone can help.  '82
> > > > > Delo, and have the fuel pump out, fuel float
> > out, and the tank is
> > > > > clean.
> > > > >
> > > > > While cleaning the tank, I found a wire (about
> > the size of a coat
> > > > > hangar) extending into the tank about 14
> > inches.  Tracing the wire
> > > > > back I found it went up into the fuel filler
> > vent line.  Numerous
> > > > > attempts to pull it out were unsuccessful and
> > I have yet to
> > > > > disconnect the vent hose to see what is
> > fastened to.  The wire is
> > > > > fairly stiff and the end into the tank appears
> > to have a hole in the
> > > > > end about the size of a sewing pin.
> > > > >
> > > > > None of the diagrams show this item as being
> > original, so my
> > > > > question is "why did the PO install this wire,
> > and what is it's
> > > > > purpose??"
> > > > >
> > > > > As a side note, the PO definately went inside
> > the fuel tank at one
> > > > > time because the fuel baffle system was
> > bastardized and broken.
> > > > > Instead of the normal fuel filter in the tank,
> > he had made a "T"
> > > > > fitting out of 3/4 plumbing, attached screens
> > to both sides and was
> > > > > relying on the weight of the whole thing to
> > keep it inside the
> > > > > baffle.  Also, he used the wrong fuel hoses
> > inside the tank and they
> > > > > had basically desinagrated into pieces.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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