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To: jimjcmo@yahoo.com, 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] Leaking fuel pump
From: samuelsma@aol.com
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:32:18 -0400
I had the same thing happen with my fuel pump several weeks ago.? I removed the 
bolt, slipped a small O-ring under the bolt head, and reassembled.? The leaking 
stopped.? I posted this matter to the list, and several people wrote back to 
say that a leaking pump required replacement because it usually came with fuel 
leaking into the crankcase as well.? So I promptly ignored the experts.

A few days and only a few miles after the exchange, my car got to the point 
where it would barely run.? I had it flat-bedded to the shop.? There, they 
pulled the dipstick and found the oil to be full of gasoline.? They replaced 
the pump with an electric version and changed the oil and filter.? The car runs 
great now.

So I guess the moral of the story is to listen to those who know more than you 
do (just about everyone on the list, in my case...)

Michael
'76 Tahiti blue
CF 57044U
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