Punched a hole in my gas tank last night

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:43:57 -0600, with neither quill nor qualm, "Pete C." quickly quoth:

I must admit that I'm ready to start punching holes in mine, but on the -inside-, TYVM. I picked up another set of speakers yesterday, and I removed the stake hole covers to insert my tiedowns.

I also need to find a good profile of extruded aluminum channel for inside the bed. The deck rail and tiedown stuff they have is beaucoup expensive and I don't have any firstborns to sacrifice to them.

Anyone seen any extrusions which might work for me? Who has a good selection of aluminum channel profiles at dirt cheap prices?

--- Chaos, panic, and disorder--my work here is done.

Well, that's good. I thought maybe we were in for another round of "guns as tools," and I was wondering whether you were using your Raven as a torque wrench or a crowbar.

-- Ed Huntress

Don't know about you, but I put people with clean shiny dentless trucks in the same category as people with clean desks. They're too busy cleaning to do anything. I see lots of 4wd trucks that have never been put in 4wd. Thousands spent on lift kits and shocks and garbage, and all done with the "LOOK AT ME" mentality. I like Bubba trucks that have obvious wear. The guy may be a slob, but you know he gets out his driveway. If he has one, that is.

I had a guy drop two buckets of gravel in my three day old Dodge 2500. He asked me if I was sure I wanted to do that, and I said that's what I bought the truck for.

Several dings in one year. Some from stupidity, and some happened overnight in the garage. Wife and I differ on actual facts. But we have BOTH backed into small cars with it. Got my ass chewed royally for being the first. Not much was said when she repeated it a few weeks later. Why is that?

"I don't know where that dent came from. Must have been when YOU went to the store."

Steve

Unistrut...

Well, Gunner _was_ being roundly critrollicized over on misc.survivalism for using a gun for a leather punch once.

OK, I didn't see your nice suggestion first. Still, there's several ways to kill a cat, and there might be times when alternative ways of doing things come in handy.

Down the gutter? Oh no, that gutter leads to a storm drain that drains to the LaBrea tar pits and sensitive wetland area...

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:23:32 -0600, with neither quill nor qualm, "Pete C." quickly quoth:

Ah, outstanding profile. Steel, probably better than aloonimum due to strength. I'll bet the price is half or less than 8020.

Now about price and distributors. Their cart gives me blank PHP pages in both FF and IE7 and my blockers aren't showing me any action, so they don't seem to be the problem.

--- Chaos, panic, and disorder--my work here is done.

Strap sez: ". . . . .I learned how to tie a shop rag on my arm below the elbow to keep the gasoline out of my arm pit that day. That smarts, if you haven't had the blessed luck to get gas in your pits yet. ;)"

So Strap, is their a specific octane number you run best on ?

Bob Swinney

Oh yes, I probably caused at least 3 species to go extinct.

Gunner

Stormin sez:

". . .Dry surface, brass wire brush. Patch with sheet metal and JB weld applied around the hole."

Gotta love that JB Weld. Whadaya wanna bet Gunner will do it ?

Bob (knows Gunner has it together) Swinney

Gunner wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

Only three?? You need to try harder Gunner, try for 4 next time, maybe adding a quart or 2 of used motor oil will help :)

Bill

Of course not for a big hole like that but as a sealer for whatever patch or plug used.

Stop shaving and they won't be so sensitive. :) Randy

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:07:19 -0800, with neither quill nor qualm, Gunner quickly quoth:

Which minor, useless species? Druggies, thieves, and liberals?

Pat Sajak has some things to say about anthropomorphic GW(kumbaya).

--- Chaos, panic, and disorder--my work here is done.

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:56:59 -0600, with neither quill nor qualm, "Robert Swinney" quickly quoth:

to keep the

If it hits my armpit, I run around in circles screaming and flapping my arms no matter what octane the gas is, Mr. Swiney.

--- Chaos, panic, and disorder--my work here is done.

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:14:38 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, Randy Replogle quickly quoth:

Thilly Thavage.

--- Chaos, panic, and disorder--my work here is done.

"Robert Swinney" wrote in news:478782e1$0$4968$ snipped-for-privacy@roadrunner.com:

Been there done that, burns like hell. Try being 10 and deciding to siphen out a gallon of gas from your dads truck for your minibike with a length of hose for the first time. I knew to suck, just not when to stop :( Nothing like belching gas fumes for few hours, not to mention getting in trouble for trying to get dad's gas.

Bill

I had the cap fly off the gas tank on my just filled minibike in 1972. I still remember the burning sensation when it splashed on the family jewels. Dang that stings. Steve