 Surprise Under the Fuel Tank, Use the Proper Fuel Lines |
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| AvalonFal |
 Jul 16 2008, 06:37 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 483 Joined: 3-July 05 From: Southern New Jersey Coast Member No.: 4,367 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
Pulled the fuel tank and had a nice surprise to find the the PO had installed extra long rubber fuel hose at the tank connections, so the tank come out very easily. The bad surprise was the type of hose that was used. On the side of the hose was printed - "Not for use with unleaded or gasohol fuels".
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| davep |
Jul 16 2008, 06:41 AM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,143 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada  |
It is so sad that so much of the population is illiterate these days.
Very good catch on your part. |
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| AvalonFal |
Jul 16 2008, 06:43 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 483 Joined: 3-July 05 From: Southern New Jersey Coast Member No.: 4,367 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Here's what the hose looked like.
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| 914Sixer |
Jul 16 2008, 07:09 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,882 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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You saved yourself a lot of grief down the road. Did you smell gas in the front compartment?
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| AvalonFal |
Jul 16 2008, 08:04 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 483 Joined: 3-July 05 From: Southern New Jersey Coast Member No.: 4,367 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(914Sixer @ Jul 16 2008, 09:09 AM)  You saved yourself a lot of grief down the road. Did you smell gas in the front compartment? No gas smell. No leak. Car ran great. I pulled the fuel tank just to do a little clean-up/painting and quite accidentally found the bad hose. Hose was double wall - braided inside with rubber cover - so that might have helped a little. Already changed out all the engine fuel lines, so now I'll do the lines to and from the fuel pump. Lesson for everyone to check PO's work no matter how good the car seems!! Paul |
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| GeorgeRud |
Jul 16 2008, 09:19 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I wonder how long ago that hose was replaced? Any chance it was before the time when all we could get is the sorry excuse for gasoline that is sold these days?
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| Root_Werks |
Jul 16 2008, 01:53 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,321 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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| Rusty |
Jul 16 2008, 02:04 PM
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Wanted: Engine case GA003709 Group: Admin Posts: 7,941 Joined: 24-December 02 From: North Alabama Member No.: 6 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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Scary.
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Jul 16 2008, 02:41 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
QUOTE(davep @ Jul 16 2008, 05:41 AM) It is so sad that so much of the population is illiterate these days. Very good catch on your part. To use "illiterate" as a descriptive word for guys like that is unfair to those, for whatever reason, can't read. "Ignorant, self-centered a**hole" is a much better term. The Cap'n |
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| Cevan |
Jul 16 2008, 02:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,079 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Western Massachusetts Member No.: 7,351 |
Make sure to use the proper FI style clamps like the one on the left. Don't use the one on the right. My car had about 20 of the wrong ones, and at least half had started to cut thru the hose.
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| roadster fan |
Jul 16 2008, 02:56 PM
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Project Frankenstein !!!!!!!! Group: Members Posts: 1,009 Joined: 24-November 05 From: Aptos, CA Member No.: 5,184 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Jul 16 2008, 01:41 PM) To use "illiterate" as a descriptive word for guys like that is unfair to those, for whatever reason, can't read. "Ignorant, self-centered a**hole" is a much better term. The Cap'n (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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