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Old Timer
... on a recent cold winter evening... "So, Ive got to pull and replace the inline electric fuel pump in my engine swapped FZJ80. It's mounted to the drivers side frame - easy to get to, but...
I know when I disconnect the lines the fuel will siphon from the tank, what to do, what to do.
Hey, what if I use compressed air to blow the fuel back up the line into the tank - that will break the siphon and keep it from leaking while I work on the pump fittings. Cool, great idea Will".
Following this plan, I use my air nozzle to blow the fuel out of the line, can hear it bubbling in the tank. But, as soon as I release the pressure, the fuel comes pouring out about twice as fast as normal. Thinking that I didn't fully clear the line, and being a REAL MAN (knowing that all I need is MORE POWER), I give it a good long shot of 120 PSI air. Somehow the crinkling sound of the fuel tank expanding doesn't register with me. Until I release the air and end up with a veritable garden hose of fuel shooting out of the line - well past the front bumper. That's when my aged and feeble brain solves the problem: I FORGOT TO REMOVE THE FILLER CAP - and have pressurized the tank! Now I'm trapped under the truck trying to hold back the flood - much like the little Dutch boy.
Fortunately, my wife heard my cries for help and came to the rescue.
Moral of this story - remove the cap before you blow the fuel back out of the lines - and you may avoid a diesel bath!
Happy Wrenching!
I know when I disconnect the lines the fuel will siphon from the tank, what to do, what to do.
Hey, what if I use compressed air to blow the fuel back up the line into the tank - that will break the siphon and keep it from leaking while I work on the pump fittings. Cool, great idea Will".
Following this plan, I use my air nozzle to blow the fuel out of the line, can hear it bubbling in the tank. But, as soon as I release the pressure, the fuel comes pouring out about twice as fast as normal. Thinking that I didn't fully clear the line, and being a REAL MAN (knowing that all I need is MORE POWER), I give it a good long shot of 120 PSI air. Somehow the crinkling sound of the fuel tank expanding doesn't register with me. Until I release the air and end up with a veritable garden hose of fuel shooting out of the line - well past the front bumper. That's when my aged and feeble brain solves the problem: I FORGOT TO REMOVE THE FILLER CAP - and have pressurized the tank! Now I'm trapped under the truck trying to hold back the flood - much like the little Dutch boy.
Fortunately, my wife heard my cries for help and came to the rescue.
Moral of this story - remove the cap before you blow the fuel back out of the lines - and you may avoid a diesel bath!
Happy Wrenching!
