I took Dolly Clementine to a real garage last week to get the alignment checked after rebuilding the front suspension this winter. It was right on..amazing for a 30 YO car. But while he had it on the lift, the mechanic noticed a canister in the fuel line hanging down and rubbing against the reat spring and helpfully tied it up with a wire strap. On Sunday, I backed out of the garage and she stalled...after a little exploring, I discovered that when he tied it up, he pinched a rubber hose between the fuel line and the cannister. This cannister is about 5 inches long, maybe 2 inches in diameter and in hooked up between the fuel pump (I don't think it is an original pump) and the fuel line.
Does anyone know what the cannister is? A pressure restrictor? A filter, as it seems rather simple, in one end and out the other?
Does anyone have a good picture of what the fuel pump and related wiring and pumbing should look like?
I am half afraid to unhook it but I can't get enough fuel through it to keep the car running for more than a couple of blocks.
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Does anyone know what the cannister is? A pressure restrictor? A filter, as it seems rather simple, in one end and out the other?
Does anyone have a good picture of what the fuel pump and related wiring and pumbing should look like?
I am half afraid to unhook it but I can't get enough fuel through it to keep the car running for more than a couple of blocks.
Bruce /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cheers.gif