That's the fuel cutoff switch.
In a recent YouTube John Twist - University Motors video, he said by-pass
them, they leak and are not safe. He didn't even mention if replacements
are
even available.
Keith G. wrote:
> I was messing around under the hood of my '79 B last evening and
> found an unrelated problem: With just the fuel pressure of having
> the ignition turned on for a few moments I found a minor fuel leak.
>
> The leak is coming from an object just past the fuel filter. It's a
> small gray cannister thingy, with some kind of spring-loaded push-
> button-like contraption on top. The fuel goes into one side of the
> cannister and out the other. (Interestingly, I noticed the word
> "INLET" under the what is currently the outlet side.) It's held in
> place by a ring on the shelf of the firewall -- not tightly, but just
> snugly enough that it can be inserted into and removed from the ring
> by hand.
>
> What is this device? I need to to know what to call this thing in
> order to buy a new one. A look-over of the Haynes manual's diagrams
> did not help, but maybe I missed it.
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