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On Tue, 2003-11-04 at 17:40, Dave Hall wrote: > but if 30PSI doenst push fuel through a > > hole I doubt 15PSI of air would get through. > > > > I've heard of this passing of air when a hose is failing. Air does indeed get > through a porous pipe that may still resist liquid fuel seepage. That's how > fish take in oxygen without drowning, after all! > A 3cc air leak at 70 psi will not leak gas. This is one way we test fuel filters and regulators safely. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org