Fuel delivery experience

[Roger from southern Iowa 1]

Not sure which section this should be in so Mods please move this if I didn't get it right.

Sunday I got my yellow and white Tweety Horse out of the shed. I started the usual preparation for taking it to a 4th of July parade 35 miles south of Osceola.

When I was just finished filling the fuel tank....GAS EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!

Plastic fuel tank had developed a crack just where the tank rounds over to the top surface.

I removed about 1/2 of the fuel, telling myself "I'll be fine, plenty of gas, low enough not to cause a problem.

I got to my friend's house and others of our group was there. I told them my situation, one of them, a collector said I'll be right back. Here he came with an identical tank, said "We have time, lets change tanks", we did.

Moving forward to the parade: Less than 1/4 of the way through the parade...It DIED like it was out of fuel!!!!!

After the parade we discovered the vent holes in the gas cap was plugged.

Yesterday it was Osceola's turn for their parade.

Tweety behaved himself perfectly!!!

Moral of the story: DON'T OVERLOOK THE "LITTLE THINGS"

Just thought I'd share this story with you.

[stevasaurus 23,281]

Roger.......no pictures?

Glad you made the parade. :D

[rickv1957 75]

Sunday I got my yellow and white Tweety Horse

Roger,yellow and white? Rick

[Roger from southern Iowa 1]

Yep Rick.

Go to Junkies facebook and check the pics......it's different and kids love it.

Hopefully I will be receiving pics from friends that got pics in the Osceola parade, then I'll get them on here. :D

[Suburban 550 28]

Don't feel bad, Roger. I had the same thing happen to me with the plugged vent hole. Now it's one of the first things I look for. :thumbs: