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Re: Fuel leak near fuel tank

To: "Peter S." <alfapete@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: Fuel leak near fuel tank
From: Reed Mideke <rmideke@interbase.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 18:31:33 -0700
Yes. Remove the upholstry in the trunk. Its held in with several
screws. I seem to recall the trunk light being attached to it
as well. The fuel line goes to the top of the tank and you can
disconnect it there (if I remember right you have a late model spit
like mine. The earlier ones might be different)

I would suspect the the rubber hose that connects to the steel
line has given up. When I upgraded my lines for EFI, I found that
the plastic and steel lines were in good shape, and the rubber
was cracked and brittle.

PS: I found mine had a plastic fuel filter in the line between the tank
and the bottom of the trunk. Is this the standard location ?

"Peter S." wrote:
> 
> I've discovered a fuel leak from the hose line near the front section of the
> rear suspension - way under the car.  Its coming from the hose but how can I
> replace it while there is fuel in the tank? (Outside of completely draining
> it).  Is there another hose closer to the tank that I can pinch off?
> Peter S

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Reed Mideke                                        rmideke@interbase.com

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