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Mike V. Florida · 07-01-2012, 10:07 PM

Thinking on paper here, Unscrewing the plug drains the bowl and it of course fills up through the valve. What if there is crap in the tank and it clogged the valve or the valve just does not seat correctly? Maybe the reason it does not normally leak is the vibration of the engine makes the valve seat settle better with the weight of the fuel befind it or knocks the crap loose so the valve seats?

07-01-2012, 10:07 PM	#7
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida between Sarasota and TampaSouth Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: No Leaks-Then gas everywhere Thinking on paper here, Unscrewing the plug drains the bowl and it of course fills up through the valve. What if there is crap in the tank and it clogged the valve or the valve just does not seat correctly? Maybe the reason it does not normally leak is the vibration of the engine makes the valve seat settle better with the weight of the fuel befind it or knocks the crap loose so the valve seats? __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II