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[6pack] update on fuel/fuel pump problem

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Subject: [6pack] update on fuel/fuel pump problem
From: "Oliver" <sumton@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 19:27:06 -0600
hi, all.

i believe i am close to a solution.  yesterday i drove the car, and it 
sputtered to a stop.  i undid the fuel line before the pump, and let the gas 
run out for a bit, put it back together, and it ran.  i was convinced there 
was something in the line somewhere that was stopping up at the filter. 
thought maybe i had it.

today i ran again for about 20 minutes, just back street sort of driving. 
and true to form, it sputtered to a stop.  undid the line again right at the 
filter (actually before it), but nothing ran out, just a few drips.  shook 
and rocked the car a couple of times.  nothing.  popped the gas cap and 
heard the sound of air being sucked suddenly in.  the gas ran freely onto 
the ground.

suddenly it hit me that i had heard that sound many times recently while 
filling up.  and it clicked with the lister's advice to check the vent line.

i do believe i have a problem with the vent line, so everything's coming out 
again asap.  when i redid the gas lines, i ignored the vent lines.  after 
all, that was just air and couldn't affect anything . . .

hope this helps someone else some day. 
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