Cruddiest Car Part You've Seen

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launieg
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Your car is a: 1981 spider 2000
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Cruddiest Car Part You've Seen

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After looking at cuthaguy's cruddy throttle heater, I though it might be interesting to see what junk you've come up with. I couldn't resist this photo showing an in-tank pump we removed from a BMW. My buddy (who owns the car) remarked that it looked like a relic from the Titanic. Shows what old gas can do (the varnish) not to mention that white powder on the end of the pickup filter:

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Your car is a: 1978 Fiat 124 Sport Spider
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Hey Launie - check your e-mail.
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Peter Brownhill

1978 Fiat 124 Sport Spider - original owner
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maybe they were smuggling cocaine in the fuel tank
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launieg
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Peter, I've emailed you.

Cocaine? I had not thought of that... I guess it would remain insolvent and plug things up. The nice thing about the BMW gas tank is that it has a drain plug. Sure wish the Fiat had one. I should have had one put in when I cleaned and sealed the tank last year.
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