[T3] [EEMSG-SPAM: Suspect][Non-DoD Source] Question on fuel leak today .

William Jahn willjahn975 at gmail.com
Fri Jul 13 15:45:51 PDT 2018


 That may work . I want to be certain this never happens again . If 2
clamps on the bolt and that held for quite some time I need something
better or I should have checked it just to be sure.
William

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On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 12:52 PM, Dorough, Don CIV, NPPSC N3/PSD Pensacola <
don.dorough at navy.mil> wrote:

> I use the screw on tip from a new tube of RTV (without cutting the end off
> of it).  They are almost "one size fits all" since they are stepped.
> If you don't cut the tip off, it makes a nice plug and holds well with a
> hose clamp.
>
> Don
> '72 Fasty
>
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> today .
>
>  My name is William been here a while . Had questions about the charging
> system and other issues . I changed my email address is all.
>
>  Today I drove to the store parked got out and the car started then quit .
> I saw what looked wet on the pavement thought it was a/c drain water . I
> used the prime switch and heard the pump then got out and saw more wet . I
> saw fuel dripping. Turns out it was a 5/16" 2" long bolt I used to plug the
> fuel line from the line that fed the cold start valve . I long ago cut that
> line and left enough to fit the fuel pressure gauge it's about 1 foot long
> . I have 2 clamps on that line to clamp the bolt/plug FI clamps and found
> the plug on the ground . I did this because I thought perhaps the cold
> start valve might leak ,it didn't . I also use that hose with the plug to
> connect the fuel pressure gauge rather than the port on the left rail .
>
>  What would be  a more secure way to plug this line? The bolt was
> difficult to force in the hose yet not as difficult as it was before . In
> the engine compartment i used FI rated hose not the R7 type but German very
> thick walled rubber hose yet don't know if it's ethanol rated . I didn't
> see any cracks inside the hose or outside. Good thing I had it facing down
> ahead of the firewall so no fuel got on the engine yet did sort of melt my
> tennis shoe soles a bit. some fuel was dripping on the right heat exchanger
> .
> There has to be a better way because I know many disable the cold start
> valve . Perhaps a barbed fitting say 5/16" with a brass plug since all I
> can find are 5/16" barbed fittings with 3/8" female threaded end so I amy
> have a brass cap, yes /no?
>
> William
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