Went by the gas station to fill up, and put in about 16. gallons, as she was pretty dry. Too dry, but without a gas gauge or odometer right now, it's tough.

Anyway, I pull into our squadron parking lot (1 chain link fence and 2 lane road away from several B-52s). As I walk into work, I notice a trail leading around the corner and I follow it all the way back to my FB. I checked it out, and it was gasoline...

I look under the car expecting a problem with the tank, but found the culprit being a fuel line in the engine compartment. I freak out, as my headers get pretty hot. I get a couple of buds to help me push the FB out from over the pool of fuel, and call the fire department, and ask them to dispatch the trucks... They show up, and by that time I'v realized the secondary fuel line running to my engine compartment, which used to have a little metallic red cap on it, has come uncapped.

By that time the firemen have arrived, and they task their lowest ranking (poor guy) to lay under the car plugging the fuel line with his finger while I went to get a cap for it. AutoZone is right outside the gate, so it wasn't long. Capped it and all was well. Just $15 lighter on gas without any associated fun.

Why would anyone run two perfectly good fuel lines to the engine compartment only to cap one off? Is it for a dual carb or something?

Merry Christmas, everyone.
Dave

If the second line is a smaller diameter, it is likely the vapor return line. If not, then creative plumbing.

Check your fuel pump. If it does not have an inlet, an outlet, and a vapor return line, then you can plug the vapor line but check to ensure you have a vented gas cap or filler neck.

If you have a vapor return port on your fuel pump, use it.

They're both 1.8 size lines, and both run from the back from the electric fuel pump behind the right rear tire to the bottom of the engine compartment. Could it be for a second carb? (excuse my ignorance :)) Because the capped end sits a good 6 inches below the bottom of the gas tank.

I'll check for the vapor return. Thanks.

Ah. Since they didn't come with electric fuel pumps from the factory, you're on your own.

If the line goes back up to the top front of the tank, into the sending unit, check to see if the steel tube is the same diameter as the other steel tube in the sending unit.

a $15 lighter couldnt light it up??


sorry , couldnt resist as the written part could be taken in another way....sorry for the trouble, but just be very glad you saw it! could have cost a lot more than $15 worth of gas!

Gotta love good use of Government resources!!!
I bet the kid under the car was recalling the BS his recruiter told him about making a difference, Aiming High, etc... as his finger jammed in the line.
When I was stationed at Charleston AFB I had a bunch of BS E1 - E2 tasks like that.... Gotta love being CES! Stands for Clean Everyones SH!T !!!
Go Big Blue!!!!
437th CES Prime Beef!!!

Leave it to the military to keep it simple and just fix it.

If that had happened in the public domain, Hazmat would be instigate, the EPA would investigate, DHEC would confiscate, OPEC would salivate, and Greenpeace would propagate.

lol

Charleston was where I lived for 10 years before joining the USAF. I miss it so much. Beautiful town. I took it for granted until I was sent to AL, LA and TX. (Nice places, but not SC)