Fuel Pump info
George Roffe
geo3@earthlink.net
Fri, 31 May 2002 07:03:12 -0500
Mike Jez wrote:
>enlighten me, why do you ground yourself while working ona a fuel pump ?
To dissipate any static electricity. Any arc could be disasterous.
>Ive done hundreds of these on Audis, and plenty more on Isuzus and Subarus
>and never ever wore any ground strap of any kind.
And you could probably do hundreds more w/o a problem.
I could probably race a hundred races w/o Nomex or even belts w/o a problem.
>Also Latex glowes disolve in gasoline- they swell up and let go....just
>dig in there with your hands :)
Yeah, I did have to replace them a few times. They didn't just
disintegrate though. I was actually more worried about the residue of the
powder the coat them with getting in the tank.
George Roffe
Houston, TX
91 SE-R (well modded)
91 G20 turbo (well modded)
84 944 SCCA ITS race car under construction
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