my 79 spitfire has a fuel filter near the gas tank in the trunk, and
another one in the engine compartment.
Brad Richardson
Portland, Oregon
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Reed Mideke wrote:
>
> 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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