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75pinz · Post by **75pinz** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:22 am

Piece of paper from a work order or something in the gas tank. Was plugging the suck up tube sometimes. Real nice.

lindenengineering · Post by **lindenengineering** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:44 pm

75 Pinz.
We have had a few like that! The most common is the tear off cap from an additive bottle that gets poured into the tank and the "tear off" falls into the tank. This then gets sucked up by the stand pipe. So be careful what you offer to the filler neck!

The other is the shirt button that just happens to fall off the cuff into the tank. Often the same diameter as the stand pipe it gets sucked up the tube to restrict the fuel flow. Once the truck falters to the side of the road the button falls out and floats into the bottom---Only to be sucked up again at a later date to confound the owner/driver AND the machanic trying to find the fault.
Lovely these faults.
Dennis

todds112 · Post by **todds112** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:33 pm

I've heard this several times. How the heck do you tuck the work order into the gas tank?! Disgruntled Swiss recruit? Don't ALL Swiss citizens still have to serve for a short time?

Glad you got her going Bryan!

75pinz · Post by **75pinz** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 8:36 am

It was like a decal or something. Heavy paper with one side plastic. I have no idea what it said but was still legible except for I don't speal german.