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RE: GT6+ get this gas out of my sump!!!

To: spitfires@autox.team.net, "'Thomas Carney'" <gt6in@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: GT6+ get this gas out of my sump!!!
From: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>
Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 08:11:19 -0400
I think a normal oil change would be fine.  As long as the gas leaking
problem is solved.   Sounds like a defective "new" fuel pump, possibly the
diaphragm, assuming it is a mechanical pump.  
Terry B

> ----------
> From:         Thomas Carney[SMTP:gt6in@yahoo.com]
> Reply To:     Thomas Carney
> Sent:         Wednesday, May 03, 2000 5:35 PM
> To:   spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject:      GT6+ get this gas out of my sump!!!
> 
> 
>   And the saga continues...the break in weather(and
> load of class work)here in MA has allowed me to
> investigate more on my GT6.  Well after the
> installation of a new fuel pump I have discovered the
> following.  What I thought was extra oil in sump has
> turned out to be GAS!!  This past weekend, I drained
> 16 quarts of gas/oil out of my sump!!  
> I think my fuel pump is defective, being that is the
> only way so much gas can get in my sump, right??
> My question is, how do I properly remove all of the
> remanents of this ungodly mixture from my engine? 
> Should I put new oil in then run it for a bit, then
> drain it again? 
> TIA
> Tom
> 

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