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Re: [oletrucks] fuel valve where?

To: "Hanlon, Bill" <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>, <237459N@knotes.kodak.com>,
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] fuel valve where?
From: "Doug Pewterbaugh" <dpewter@email.msn.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 08:50:43 -0600
Although, that would still be creating your odor problem.

Regards,
Doug Pewterbaugh
dpewter@msn.com
Denton, TX
49 3104 216 5-window

----- Original Message -----
From: Hanlon, Bill <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
To: <237459N@knotes.kodak.com>; <oletrucks-digest@autox.team.net>
Cc: <jonkunkel@home.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 7:39 AM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] fuel valve where?


> "Expansion" of the gas shouldn't be a problem if
> the gas cap has a "vent" hole as the original
> caps did.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 237459N@knotes.kodak.com [mailto:237459N@knotes.kodak.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 7:25 AM
> To: oletrucks-digest@autox.team.net
> Cc: jonkunkel@home.com
> Subject: [oletrucks] fuel valve where?
>
>
> From: W P. Fricke
>
>
> I visited the truck last night fully expecting to turn off the fuel valve
> and putter with the line going into the pump. I slid under the cab with a
> work light, WD40 and channel lock pliers but couldn't find a valve
> anywhere! The line from the tank stood all alone. There wasn't anything
> happenin under that cab except for the one fuel line. Is it possible that
> some tanks came that way. Could the tank be a replacement? I also slid the
> seat forward and peeked at the tank from inside the cab to make sure I
> didn't mis-interpret the location. Nothing jumped out at me there either.
> Any ideas?
>
> Could it be possible that the gas is slowly expanding in the tank, thereby
> increasing the pressure in the line which causes the eventual slow
> 'weeping' leak going into the pump?
>
> Patrick
> '53 deelux 1/2 ton, 2 tone, 4-speed granny 235
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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