Re: 1940 H need the nitty-gritty

Posted by CNKS on January 10, 2007 at 06:58:17 from (204.249.178.32):

In Reply to: Re: 1940 H need the nitty-gritty posted by Wardner on January 09, 2007 at 19:07:38:

Yes, my dad got burned badly back in the 20's I think, when pouring gas into the intake manifold of an irrigation engine. I believe it had the cups to pour gas in like the very old tractors -- At least 10 years before I was born. Gas is dangerous, we all knew it, but it did not have as much respect as it does now. I used to pour gas on ant hills toss a match into it and watch the ants scurry around. When we burned tree limbs, etc, we would pour gas, stand back and toss a match in it. The most dangerous was when my mother used to soak my dad's and my greasy clothes in gas and then slosh them around. Let's just say I have never been burned. On a Ford 8N/9N, etc the exhaust pipe is directly below the gas tank. Overfill while hot, you hear the gas fizzle when it hits the pipe. Those things scare the poop out of me now, and I am MUCH more careful now than I was 50 years ago.

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