[DeTomaso] L-model fuel filler issue

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Why does this look familiar?

Oh Yea, I know why!

http://www.provamo.com/Members/DeTEvents/ClarkSession.asp?

I helped with this task.

First you take out the little side window for better access...

The hose was available at the right kind of auto parts store.

Chuck




Hi guys,

I got a call and subsequent e-mail from Dave in North Carolina who was 
having fueling issues with his 10K mile L-model Pantera.   It would dribble fuel 
whenever he was at the gas station.

He went on the hunt for the cause, and this is what he found:

http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=35060

Yow!

Replacement hose is not easy to come by, as most auto parts stores don't 
carry fuel hose in the necessary diameter.   You can not substitute radiator 
hose.   You'll simply have to order large-diameter fuel hose, which may be 
rather expensive as it probably is only sold in foot-long lengths, and you 
need only a few inches to do the job.

The job, by the way, is non-trivial due to the misalignment between the 
filler neck on the tank and the opening on the body.   Removing the old hose is 
easily done with a knife, but installing the new one will take a 
combination of creativity and profanity....

Mike
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