On 02/14/99 14:36:32 you wrote:
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>Hello,
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>Is it imperative that the vent pipe be connected up to the fuel pump? My
>pipe is old and hard and when I was putting on my new pump some of it
>broke off. Now it is to short to reach the vent. I am hoping that I can
>just plug it up or leave it open. Is that OK?
>
>Edwin
>'77B
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>"I try to think but nuthin' happens" http://www.auburn.edu/~vaughme
> -- Curly (the stooge)
>
You should stop by a parts supply place ASAP and replace the tubing. If you
leave it open you
will get fumes in the passenger compartment and if you close it off you will
get fuel starvation
and possibly cause the tank to colapse from the vacuum.
Safety Fast,
David Deutsch
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