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VK6BE > FUEL 20.01.10 04:33l 27 Lines 1266 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : B30033VK6BE
Read: GUEST
Subj: RE: VE3WBZ "Gas Bag"...etc
Path: DB0FHN<DB0MRW<DK0WUE<DB0RES<ON0AR<7M3TJZ<ZL2BAU<VK3AYM<VK6HGR<VK6ZRT
Sent: 100120/0028Z @:VK6ZRT.#BUN.#WA.AUS.OC #:49698 [Boyanup] $:B30033VK6BE
From: VK6BE@VK6ZRT.#BUN.#WA.AUS.OC
To : FUEL@WW
Why on earth would you want a gas tank on top of the car Pete where wind
resistance would increase the fuel consumption of your car substantially
as well as being unsightly?? What would you gain by that? The war time
containers on a luggage rack on the roof used to flap around in the breeze
and cold be a nuisance es[ecially when they were less than half full. The
gas was not under pressure in the same way as LPG which is compressed to a
high degree and thr tank has cutoff safety valves and a fuel gauge which
the coal gas bag did not have. . The coal gas container was fabric while
the LPG tank is a very strong steel tank. Different picture entirely.
My gas tank is in the boot up under the rear parcel shelf, mostly out of
the way. It does take up some space in the boot but that has not proved to
be a problem with me and I have had three cars now using LPG as fuel.My
car has the two fuel tanks, both the petrol tank under the boot floor and
the LPG tank holding 65 litres giving me a range of over 1000 km. before I
have to refuel.
Cheers,
Bob VK6BE.
>Yeah I know the "Gas Bags" are inside the cars
>nowaday, as well everywhere. Too bad they couldn't switch'em back
>to ontop of the cars as in WW2.
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