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afibbe

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Look what I found
« on: December 26, 2022, 02:18:58 »
You never know what you may find.
Alex Fibbe
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Re: Look what I found
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2022, 07:00:04 »
From your fuel tank to you, Merry Christmas!   ;D
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Re: Look what I found
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2022, 16:14:33 »
That is a very well preserved whatsit!
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Re: Look what I found
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2022, 03:11:43 »
I've been looking for that!
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Re: Look what I found
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2022, 12:45:21 »
Gas can spout? Looks like the one on one of my cans that has a tendency to come off.
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Re: Look what I found
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2022, 14:54:00 »
Good thing you found it!  Lee
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Re: Look what I found
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2022, 00:41:33 »
Would seen that the tube fell off when someone was filling the fuel tank with a gas can, and since whoever could not fish it out of the tank, just left it in the tank. Would also seem that it would have interfered with the fuel level float.
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