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    #1

    The VV...

    I swear I cursed my self on this one. A few days ago I posted about my VV not giving me grief. Ahhhh yes. So I developed a small gas leak at the front (right where the line goes in). I had devloped this same problem on my '88, and was able to cure it with teflon tape. It never leaked again. So I decided to do the same on this car. By the way, the leak was from the big nut/ fitting that fits into the carb, not the fitting on the line itself.

    So I came home from school and decided I'd do this today. The engine was at operating temp, and I didn't feel like waiting, so i readied the hose and fire extinguisher. Call me stupid, because I have done smarter things.

    I cracked the line from the fitting, and it sprayed a little gas (I assume some spray is usual as this happened when I changed the filter). When I freed the line from the fitting, the line weeped constantly. It never stopped the whole time I removed the other fitting and taped it up and reinstalled it. (If there wasn't a quart of gas laying in the hot intake, then there wasn't an ounce; don't worry, I thoroughly diluted it, and now I have a very clean intake) .

    Is it supposed to leak like that the whole time? I figured it would leak until the pressure was released, presumably a few seconds, and then stop. Is this normal? Did it have something to do with the fact that the car was hot? Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
    **1976 Ford F-150 4WD: 360, 4 spd, 3.50s, factory A/C, 4" lift, Bilsteins, US Indy Mags, 35s Cruiser​
    **2004 F-150 XLT 4WD RCLB: 4.6/ 4R70, 3.55, 90K Daily Driver​
    **2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302: 5.0/ 6 spd/ 3.73s, 20K Cruiser
    **2012 Harley Davidson Wide Glide (FXDWG):103/ Cobra Speedsters/ Cosmetics, 9K Poseur HD Rider
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    #2
    hehee....

    Yeah, that's fine, residual pressure and the higher temp will do that.
    Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons

    Busy maintaining a fleet of Fords

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      #3
      Originally posted by mrltd View Post
      hehee....

      Yeah, that's fine, residual pressure and the higher temp will do that.

      I should have never posted that stuff about the VV not giving me any grief. I cut my own balls off.
      **1976 Ford F-150 4WD: 360, 4 spd, 3.50s, factory A/C, 4" lift, Bilsteins, US Indy Mags, 35s Cruiser​
      **2004 F-150 XLT 4WD RCLB: 4.6/ 4R70, 3.55, 90K Daily Driver​
      **2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302: 5.0/ 6 spd/ 3.73s, 20K Cruiser
      **2012 Harley Davidson Wide Glide (FXDWG):103/ Cobra Speedsters/ Cosmetics, 9K Poseur HD Rider

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        #4
        That's not really a VV specific problem, that's a carb problem in general.

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          #5
          Originally posted by P72Ford View Post
          I should have never posted that stuff about the VV not giving me any grief. I cut my own balls off.

          Still not as bad as me telling the passenger how reliable and great my car is, only to have it stall out seconds later and never race that day.
          Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons

          Busy maintaining a fleet of Fords

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            #6
            And people wonder why I refer to my car as a bitchy money hungry POS.
            86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
            5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

            91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

            1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

            Originally posted by phayzer5
            I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

            Everything looks like voodoo if you don't understand how it works

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