Re: Contaminated gas tanks

[Steinbru@VNET.IBM.COM]

Ref: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 03:00:36 =0600 (CDT) post from
      rjandrew@post.cis.smu.edu (R Justin Andrews)

>>> I had the smae problem in my old 5000 and I used a wet dry vacuum
>> Thanks for the idea Rich!
>> What did you do to make sure there were no more fumes in the tank?  I'd be
>> afraid to use a vacuum with it's electric motor with fuel fumes around ...
>Well, I just kept the vacuum away from the cart and used a long hose.

Not a good idea!
Remember that flow though a plastic hose generally builds up a static
charge on the hose unless it is conductive AND grounded.

All the rumors you've heard about gasoline vapor being explosive are true.

Luck plays a large part in survival sometimes.  I just blew up a perfectly
good battery.  First one in 25yrs of removing the charger cables without
turning off the charger --last one too!  Be safe, not sorry.

--Gary