intermitaqnt fuel leak - 95 t-100
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intermitaqnt fuel leak - 95 t-100
Having an intermitant fuel leak on my '95 t-100... had been smelling gas, and took the tank down to see where the leak is; being pretty broke i couldn't relace all the fuel lines from the tank up; finally got them all fixed, and now have an intermitant fuel leak.. is it possible i might have mixed up the 1/4 inch lines, and now it may be building pressure sometimes? i can drive it a couple times with no leak, then all of a sudden the gas just gushes out after i shut it off; doesn't do it every time, really driving me crazy; anyone got any experience with this, or any ideas? thanks for any suggestions anyone might have...
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1/4 inch? Wasn't this truck made in Japan (where, like everywhere else motor vehicles are built, the metric system is used)?
I recognize that some parts stores just throw their hands in the air, and when someone asks for "1/4 inch fuel line" just hand them 6mm. But you might want to be sure you've got the right parts.
I recognize that some parts stores just throw their hands in the air, and when someone asks for "1/4 inch fuel line" just hand them 6mm. But you might want to be sure you've got the right parts.
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some parts of the system were rebuilt by i don't know who; i've only owned it for about 4 monthes, and i dont know how many owners it's gone thru; it came to me with 324,000 miles on it; what was already on there was 1/4 inch high pressure rubber fuel line on the 2 smaller lines, and 5/16 high pressure rubber line and the bigger one; and i'm still puzzled why it has 3 fuel lines on it in the first place; this is my first "foreign" truck ever, used to be a dyed in the wool Ford freak; but this Toyota is quickly changing my mind. anywho, what's on it is what's on it; as long as it gets me down the road i'm happy. as to whether it was made in Japan, i have no clue when Toyota started making trucks here in the states..
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Wyoming9, good thought; so many of the lines were just rotted out and would break with the slightest bump or movement; a friend gave me a tube of "seal-all" and suggested i put several coats on anyplace where it looked at all questionable; so far anytime i've looked up under it (other than when it's spewing gas after being shut off) i can't even see a wet spot at all. the first couple days after gettiing everything sealed i lost my headlight, and so didn't have a way to see anything on top of the tank, and it hasn't done it since. i will check it out and remove the cap next time it leaks... thanks for the reply.. about ready to tear my hair out over this one..
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