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Originally Posted by Robert Pare Racing
Dane, good information there. It can be exciting when taking a fuel sample from a fuel injected car after a run. I have a petcock at the tank to take a sample, but NHRA told me at Reading a few years ago it was no longer allowed.
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there is a reson that you can't sample from the cell, and must sample from the front of the car. I think there is some good info in that post, and its definetly all OSHA and DOT compliant. However I think that accommodating those requirements would make the fuel check process completely impractical. we are dealing with 2-4oz of fuel here, in cars that in alot of cases have a maximum capacity of 3-5 gallons. This is also after a run. Liquid Gasoline is not the issue, Gasoline vapors are. there just isnt that much vapor that can escape through an 1/8NPT fitting.