Yes,you will get some siphon on a B, but if you have an air compressor it's
easy.
Remove the fuel filler cap then remove the hose from the tank at the fuel
pump. Blow a short burst of air into the hose end to push the fuel back into
the tank and empty the feed line. Don't blow too much air into the hose or
you will pressurize the tank and it will force the fuel out of the tank back
into the hose.
Ron Sanborn
-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron Whiteman
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 7:12 PM
To: MG Mailing List
Subject: [Mgs] fuel hose replacement
Today was (as far as I care) the first day of spring. I put the battery in
yesterday, pulled the spark plugs, cranked to pressurize, then buttoned my
'75
B backup and and let her run for a bit.
Today, I called the insurance company and ventured out a bit.
Some of the old fuel hoses in the engine bay were weeping, so I thought it
time to do some replacement. Simultaneously, the aftermarket fuel pump has
a
shoddy wire, so I did some repair work there too. While I was under there,
I
noted that the fuel hoses linking that pump to the hard lines are looking a
bit worn. They aren't leaking, but they are showing signs that I should
think
about replacing them.
Short of "let somebody else do it," what's the best advice for draining
those
lines/hoses for replacement? Do I need to worry about siphon effects?
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