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Re: fuel lines leak when tank full (archive)
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Posted by robW on May 31, 1999 at 13:01:02:

In Reply to: fuel lines leak when tank full posted by Bill B on May 30, 1999 at 20:11:08:

I have an RX7 that did the same thing - it was the seam between the filler tube and the tank itself. (New tank time.) Are you certain that the lines are leaking instead of the tank or tank/filler tube seam itself?


: If I fill my tank (without topping off), especially
: on a warm day, I can later find about a cup of fuel
: on the ground below the filler. It comes from the
: short lines that go into the plastic expansion tank
: in the trunk. Has anyone replaced these? I tried
: pulling one off and could not get it, so it seems like
: there's a risk of doing more harm than good in trying to fix this.
: Bill



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