Upon arriving at the local airport on our way to Carlisle, my fellow traveler,"Bill", had a correct '55 carb in his carry on to be delivered to the rebuilder at Carlisle. Upon inspection by the on-duty TSA officer, he asked if the carb had gas in it. The carb hadn't seen gas in forty years and it passed the sniff test,so,it was passed and off we went to the gate with the carb. About a half hour later, along came the airline manager to confiscate the carb. Evidently there was a misunderstanding between the TSA and the airline folks- it was a "carburetor" and that was that, gas or no gas, it couldn't go. Our wives had to come to the terminal and pick up the carb.
This should be a lesson to all of us swap meet shoppers: If you fly, never buy anything you can't take home on the plane. Examples are: anything to do with gas: carbs, lines, filters, pumps (brand new or used), also aerosols like tire shine, degreaser, paint, etc. If you do, be prepared to mail those items home.
Don
This should be a lesson to all of us swap meet shoppers: If you fly, never buy anything you can't take home on the plane. Examples are: anything to do with gas: carbs, lines, filters, pumps (brand new or used), also aerosols like tire shine, degreaser, paint, etc. If you do, be prepared to mail those items home.
Don
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