I just reread and see that I had misread the initial question. I thought it
read connected up to
the fuel tank not pump.
>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)
>>
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>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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