At 01:16 AM 7/19/2004, Kurt Grotz wrote:

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>1. When I take hose from tank to fuel pump off, should gas come out freely
>(mine didn't which surprised me), or is there some sort of low pressure
>valve in the tank?

That's normal. Inside the tank, the fuel line angles upward to a fairly
high level in the tank, then curves and points downward to the bottom.
It looks a little like a "?" turned on it's side. If the fuel level in the tank
is low, it won't drain out without a little suction to assist. It makes it
easy to change the filter... wait until the tank is 1/4 full, and you
can just pull the fuel line right off with very little spillage.

Steve
'86 Westy "Escape Pod"
'73 Beetle "ain't got a name yet"