Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can

2007-02-21 Thread Jim Cathey
Seen the spare damaged on many wrecks in junkyards. All it takes is one little curb to damage a wheel, so you might want to rethink that. Curb rash? So what. Seen many crushed or broken spare wheels? -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can

2007-02-21 Thread JFreezn
In a message dated 2/20/2007 4:10:40 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Many people have mentioned to me "dangers" of the reserve fuel can, without thinking about its location. Remember this can is designed to fit INSIDE a full size spare tire. Imagine the force it wo

Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can

2007-02-20 Thread Kevin
On Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 06:09:13PM -0500, Eric Anderton wrote: > Many people have mentioned to me "dangers" of the reserve fuel can, > without thinking about its location. Remember this can is designed to > fit INSIDE a full size spare tire. Imagine the force it would take in > an accident to trave

[MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can

2007-02-20 Thread Eric Anderton
Many people have mentioned to me "dangers" of the reserve fuel can, without thinking about its location. Remember this can is designed to fit INSIDE a full size spare tire. Imagine the force it would take in an accident to travel through an inflated tire and steel rim! Leaking, now that's another

Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can

2007-02-20 Thread Euan
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:57:05 -0600 To: Mercedes Discussion List the only time I have seen them were for certain older models and they were VERY expensive. Did you get one for newer

Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can

2007-02-20 Thread Werner Fehlauer
nday, February 19, 2007 3:07 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can Hi Werner, There's a photo in the eBay advert - item # 4427103012543053 from my earlier post - it's an almost round/flat can which looks like ity would fit into the wheel well. Wouldn't want that in the trunk d

Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can

2007-02-20 Thread Werner Fehlauer
of the USA! Werner - Original Message - From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 10:40 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can There was a spare 20 gallon tank in the trunk of my 115 1976 300D.

Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can

2007-02-20 Thread andrew strasfogel
rrying around > an incendiary bomb. Diesel fuel isn't as explosive, so might be OK as long > as there's no leakage to make everything in the trunk smell like a refinery. > > Werner > > - Original Message - > From: "LarryT" > To: "Me

Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can

2007-02-19 Thread Larry T
er > > - Original Message - > From: "LarryT" > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" > Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 9:07 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can > > > > Here's one currently on eBay - 150092451551 - says it's for W1

Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can

2007-02-19 Thread Werner Fehlauer
so might be OK as long as there's no leakage to make everything in the trunk smell like a refinery. Werner - Original Message - From: "LarryT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [M

Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can

2007-02-17 Thread LarryT
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Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can

2007-02-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
the only time I have seen them were for certain older models and they were VERY expensive. Did you get one for newer cars? Eric Anderton wrote: Well I couldn't resist anymore and bought one of those reserve fuel cans that fit inside the spare you see all the time on ebay. Now that I have it I

Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can

2007-02-17 Thread OK Don
Well, I've never seen one on eBay - could you post a link to an auction? On 2/16/07, Eric Anderton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Well I couldn't resist anymore and bought one of those reserve fuel cans that fit inside the spare you see all the time on ebay. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "Even if y

[MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can

2007-02-17 Thread Eric Anderton
Well I couldn't resist anymore and bought one of those reserve fuel cans that fit inside the spare you see all the time on ebay. Now that I have it I was wondering if someone could share the story behind them with me. This is the can that fits in the spare wheel, what applications originally used