[DeTomaso] Fuel Pump replacement

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/4/12 12 50 21, jb841 at cox.net writes:


> 
> If you remove the pump's inlet fuel hose (the on that comes from the tank) 
> at the fuel pump, fuel will continue
> to siphon from the fuel tank.  Either clamp the hose or remove the upper 
> end (at the fuel tank) first.
> 

Or, just raise the end of the hose up above the top of the tank.

FWIW I've never experienced a problem with just disconnecting the hose and 
letting it sit.   Of course, the car had been sitting for months, so 
whatever fuel was in the line had probably evaporated by then.

Mike