On Saturday I was cleaning out the gas tank on a Maverick the I bought from PaulS and he had told me that the tank was rusted on the inside so he gave me a new tank and all of the hardware to replace the tank well I wanted to see how bad the old tank was so when I removed the sending unit much to my supprise it was like new inside so I said to my self, self what is going on with this car and when I looked in the tank my question was answered there was four objects that at first glance I was unsure of what they were but on closer examination I realized that there was four Tampons in my gas tank so I went in the house and showed my wife what I had found in the tank and she replied that would explain why the Maverick (she) was being so testy.
Your kidding right?? Been in the trade a long time now and although I have ran into my share of feminine hygiene products throughout vehicles I do believe in the fuel tank is a first.
As much as it pains me to admit it I do know what a tampon is I think at one time or another we all have had to make that emergency trip to the store. I did try to convince my self they are dead mice but after talking with the wife she did confirm my fears the one question that I did have is how mad do you have to make a women to do somthing like that. I hope I never find out.
The next question...Do you think Paul put them in there? for some reason? Or was someone screwing with his/your car...
Many years ago I had a problem with rust from my gas tank clogging the fuel filter. I bought some sealer, drained and removed the tank and sending unit. Inside I found two 12" twigs, a good sized rock, a candy bar wrapper and a kitchen paring knife! Damn kids! (My kids, I'm sure.)
Had a big diesel quit on me one time. Couldn't get fuel to the filter. Took the line off at the tank fitting, guess what was in it? A foil top from a bottle, probably a fuel treatment bottle. Sucked it up, and sealed the fitting closed. Removed it and it ran like a top!
