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Subject:(TIICO) Another spraying fuel reg.
From:Bill Marshall
Date:Thu, 26 Sep 2002 16:22:54 EDT

Hi, fellow Tiico converts,
       My fuel pressure regulator did what everyone else's did today, that is
start spraying fuel all over the engine bay.  The stupid rubber cap split on
2 sides.  Luckily, I was poking around in the engine bay today.  That's when
I noticed my back seat getting damp from fuel.  Crap!  Stinky car for a
while.  Most of it fell on some plastic, so it didn't soak in.  Lucky me.
       I put an even worse rubber cap on, clamped it and drove quickly to my
FLAPS (which now stands for Florida Auto Parts Store).  Got the
injector-strength hose & clamps.  Drove quickly back home.  The crappy little
rubber cap I put on exploded as soon as I pulled on it.  Hose, clamps, and a
bolt, and I'm back in business.
       I should have listened, and taken care of it before it blew up, but I
didn't.  Others, take heed!

Bill Marshall
85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box"
Bradenton FL

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