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05-21-2006, 10:17 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: indiana
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gas leak
next step before i pull out the motor in my 72 is to take off the fuel pump. will the gas in the tank drain out, if so, after i plug the rubber hose to keep the fuel from running out is it a good idea to put a shut off valve somewhere along the fuel line.
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05-21-2006, 10:22 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: south carolina
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Re: gas leak
It wont drain out.the fuel pickup runs down from the top of your tank, so it has to have the pump to pull it to the engine. Not sure about the fuel shut off valve, To me it's just something else to get in the way. Good luck.
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1972 chevy cheyenne 10,nothing special at the moment,Its a work in progress, Working on the engine, paint and body,engine, paint and body,now its the suspenion, ahh hell I'm about tired of working on it. Maybe it will be a rat rod. 
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05-21-2006, 10:27 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Alexandria, VA
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Re: gas leak
Just cover the line so dirt and critters don't find their way in. Replace all the short pieces of rubber fuel line going to the tank, since they more than likely are dry rotted.
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'72 GMC SWB C1500 Custom, frame-off in progress. 383 SBC, 9:1CR, Comp Cams XE262H, Scat internal balanced crank, Eagle SIR 6" rods, Keith Black dish pistons, Dart Iron Eagle 72/180 heads, Weiand Stealth intake, Stewart stage I water pump, Holley 4bbl vac sec, TH350 with B&M Shift Improver Kit. 12 bolt positraction.   
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