You know, I have never heard of a Delorean (or any other car for that matter) exploding for lack of a good ground, but there was a rash of gas-can explosions a few years back. A plastic bed-liner in a pickup can isolate the gas can from ground, allowing a static charge to build, and BOOM. I think the bedliners now come with a warning about setting gas cans on the ground to fill them. In any case, please do keep the filler neck grounded. I plan to double-check mine now that the subject has come up. Gus Schlachter Austin, TX VIN# 4695 > -----Original Message----- > From: Vin#5462 [mailto:dmc12@xxxx] > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 4:31 PM > Subject: [DML] RE Help! Wire next to fuel filler neck! DMC Joe? > > > It is probably an earth strap to stop static build up around the > filler neck