[Mgs] Fuel device identification?

[Paul Root]

That's the fuel cutoff switch.

In a recent YouTube John Twist - University Motors video, he said by-pass
them, they leak and are not safe. He didn't even mention if replacements 
are
even available.



Keith G. wrote:
> I was messing around under the hood of my '79 B last evening and 
> found an unrelated problem:  With just the fuel pressure of having 
> the ignition turned on for a few moments I found a minor fuel leak.
>
> The leak is coming from an object just past the fuel filter.  It's a 
> small gray cannister thingy, with some kind of spring-loaded push-
> button-like contraption on top.  The fuel goes into one side of the 
> cannister and out the other.  (Interestingly, I noticed the word 
> "INLET" under the what is currently the outlet side.)  It's held in 
> place by a ring on the shelf of the firewall -- not tightly, but just 
> snugly enough that it can be inserted into and removed from the ring 
> by hand.
>
> What is this device?  I need to to know what to call this thing in
> order to buy a new one.  A look-over of the Haynes manual's diagrams 
> did not help,  but maybe I missed it.