Re: 5K Avant fuel pump replacement

[c a l i b a n <caliban@sharon.net>]

	i had to replace my fuel feeder line in my garage
	and it was EL SUCKO.  draining off gasoline into
	old plastic jugs, and lying under the car to do it.  
	i did wear goggles and a respirator, though.  i've
	had chemical poisioning once and i am not going 
	there again (xylene/tolulene).

	god, motorcycles are so easy to work on..

On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, Phil Payne wrote:

]In message <ee3a434d.36dd8fd5@aol.com> RicebalLDR@aol.com writes:
]
]> Also I would disconnect the battery and use non sparking tools. When I did
]> mine on an 87 5000 the tank was still half full. A good pair of long chemical
]> resistant gloves and good ventilation are required
]
]Yup.
]
]I also leave the rear flap open, either open both rear doors or at
]least both windows, and park in an especially windy part of the
]yard.
]
]I also drink copious amounts of 'Scrumpy Jack' - cheap and powerful
]cider that seems to counteract petrol fumes.  Well - I think it does,
]but by the time I've drunk enough to see an effect, I no longer care.
]
]Seriously - the people I know who muck about with gas tanks for a living
]now drive the car out into the wilds and point the tail into the wind.
]Then they sit in the back with their feet in the spare wheel well and
]all the doors open.  Over here, latex gloves cost 8c a pair.  Benzene is
]one _NASTY_ chemical.  No one I know now does these jobs in a workshop.
]
]If you've got the chemical exposure precautions right, there is ZERO
]explosion risk.
]
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] Phil Payne
] Phone: 0385 302803   Fax: 01536 723021
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