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Show SI BUILT-IN TANKS BIG GARAGE AID n Among Other Advantages, Jtvi Provide Means of Less- ening Fire Risk. I Vhlj Nearly every owner of n oar has fooked Willi envious eyes nt various J j kinds of gasoline storage tanks mill ,Rl I wished ho had tho ml v iitt t :i k' they J- provide In the way of IossoiiImk tiro ii risk. milking possible the purchase of jrsvsnllno In quantity nt lower cost, nnd furnlshlnji n convenient mot hod of tllllnp tho our while In tlio n: rn 'i. Very little now cun ho told iihont 'to those tanks or tho method of Installlni; them, hut It Is possible to provide one ; for loss expense than would he Iiiimk-rjw Iiiimk-rjw . , Ined. Any ear owner rim luit In a h,.-) tank nt n eost of only a few dollars for oj. material If he will nlve his own time In making tho Installation. Inexpensive Materials. s Tho materials required are a .Vi-pil- ' . Ion oil tank, ohtalnahle at a eost of sw ' uhout $; ahout tlvo foot of '.'Inch uroucht Iron pipe; approximately -I:lit " feet of throe-iiuartors-lneh Iron pipe; j one three-quarters-Inch pipe nipple; j..v one -inch pipe enp ; one three-quarters-Inch globe valve; two three-quarters-Inch pipe olhows; four feet of tlox-Ihle tlox-Ihle metal tuhtn.i;. or fahrlo tubing, t sj Ineh Inside diameter; and one air valve, sueh as Is used with an Inner tube. , A threading die for tho throe-qiiar- j ters-inch pipe to out tho standard 14 ;v : . k "P1F 1 C5CW--1 .'l'P,Pt T LATne A5rtf I L J L . J J ,i mtm cr nviccr. CAiOLint peon' Pressure From Air Pump Is Used for Raising Gasoline From This Cheap-1 Cheap-1 ly-Made Underground Storage Tank. threads nn ineh and a die to out the 2-inch pipe with 11H standard threads nre used in making the connections. After t'utins; the pipe ns shown and I cementing the threads with pipe dope or shellac, install the tank three feet under ground at the left side of tho entrance of the garage, If your car has a rear tank. For n car with a cowl tank, a location about six feet from the opposite end of the garage Is more desirable. V Operated by Air. The operation of the tank Is by ) means of air. and merely involves the connecting of the air pump with the v lve and the opening of the outlet valve. A hxed type of pump, with ctu. short barrel ind lever, can be used to less- advantage not only ns a gasoline ' t pump, but also as a serviceable tle pump. Kven it a new pump Is purge, pur-ge, chased, the cost for materials should not be more than $10. This device makes It a simple mat-ter mat-ter to pump gasoline Into the nuto tank t-& while cleaning or tuning up the car. G. A. Luers in the Popular Science 5t Monthly. |