Re: [DMCForum] Re: FUEL TANK INNARDS QUESTION

[mike clemens <rmclemns@xxxxxxxxx>]

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@xxxxxxx> 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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