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Summer heat means leaks.


HOT WEATHER IS A PRIME TIME FOR LEAKING leak  
v. leaked, leak·ing, leaks

v.intr.
1. To permit the escape, entry, or passage of something through a breach or flaw:
 FUEL FROM YOUR GENERATOR.

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FUEL EXPANDS WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT AND THE GENERATOR'S NOT RUNNING.

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IF YOUR FUEL TANK IS MORE THAN 3/4 FULL, EXPANDING FUEL CAN LEAK OUT Verb 1. leak out - be leaked; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy"
leak

get around, get out, break - be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning"
 THROUGH THE FUEL CAP.

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THEN YOU, HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND FIRE HAZARD fire hazard fire n that's a fire hazard → das ist feuergefährlich

fire hazard n that's a fire hazard → comporta rischi in caso d'incendio 
.

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ONE WAY TO STOP FUEL FROM EXPANDING IS TO KEEP YOUR GENERATOR COOL.

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IF YOUR GENERATOR IS TRAILER In communications, a code or set of codes that make up the last part of a transmitted message. See trailer label.  MOUNTED, PARK THE TRAILER IN THE SHADES

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USE THE CANVAS, COVER TO KEEP DIRECT SUNLIGHT OFF OF THE GENERATOR, BUT ROLL UP THE SIDES OF THE COVER TO GIVE IT AIR.

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THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT FUEL LEAKS FROM THE FUEL TANK CAP IS TO KEEP THE TANK LESS THAN 3/4 FULL OF FUEL.

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YOUR TANK MAY HAVE A LINE ON IT TO INDICATE WHERE YOU STOP WHEN FILLING OR YOU MAY NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON to watch.
- Shak.

See also: Eye
 THE FUEL GAUGE WHEN YOU'RE FUELING UP.

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ON SOME GENERATORS YOU CAN DOUBLE CHECK THE AMOUNT IN THE TANK BY TAKING OFF THE CAP AND LOOKING INSIDE.

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IF THE FUEL REACHES HALFWAY TO THE TOP OF A VISIBLE STRAINER THEN THE TANK'S FULL ENOUGH.

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THE TEMPTATION Temptation
Terror (See HORROR.)

apple

as fruit of the tree of knowledge in Eden, has come to epitomize temptation. [O.T.: Genesis 3:1–7; Br. Lit.
 IS STRONG TO FILL A TANK TO THE TOP, JUST LIKE YOU DO WITH YOUR CAR, BUT IT'S BEST NOT TO.

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FUEL LEAKED ON THE GROUND OR ON YOUR GENERATOR DOES NO GOOD FOR NO ONE.

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Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Article Type:Cartoon
Date:Jun 1, 2005
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