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Re: leaking gas

To: datsunmike@nyc.rr.com, toby@wolfenet.com, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: leaking gas
From: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 21:26:45 EDT
Unless I am mistaken, that was the way that all of the roadsters rolled off 
the line.....  Is this insanity catching?  ;->

Sid


>From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
>Reply-To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
>To: "Toby B" <toby@wolfenet.com>,        "a roadster list" 
><datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: leaking gas
>Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 19:33:27 -0400
>
>I think my 66 was set up by Datsun for the fuel to go into the fuel filter
>then to go into the pump.
>
>Am I crazy . . . yet?
>
>66 Mike
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
>To: a roadster list <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 2:17 PM
>Subject: leaking gas
>
>
> > Yep, bring floats, a new needle and seat, and
> >     A new fuel filter or 2!  If there's junk in the fuel, it can wedge
> > in the needle valve, and let gas in, flooding the float bowl.  It
> > doesn't take much junk- rust flakes do this like crazy!
> >     Also, for safety, put a filter before the fuel pump.  I KNOW this
> > goes against conventional wisdom, making the pump draw thru a filter,
> > but junk in the gas can make a pump's valves stop working, too.  Best
> > fix is, of course, to clean out the tank, but it's a quick fix that has
> > gotten me home a half-dozen times...
> > Toby
> >
> >
> > > - --- Ken Pletcher  wrote:
> > >
> > >  The guy said it leaks fuel out of the float overflow tubes.
> > >
> > >
> >
>

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