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Easy pressurized fuel cap mod for fuel system testing and bleeding

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I have done this a few ways (from a airline fitting to cardboard and duct tape). I think this is the easiest. Drill a hole at .453" or .625" (standard sizes)...insert a standard valve stem. I hook it up to a C02 tank regulated to 2-3 psi, but any regulated air source would work. It makes bleeding and fuel system diagnosis MUCH easier. That cracked seal or bad fitting will get wet real fast... Using it for a Ft. Lee recovery tomorrow. That is a Velvac 600168 cap.

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wreckerman893

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If you own anything with a two stroke Detroit in it and you don't have a cap with a valve stem in it you will hate living the first time you run it out of fuel. All of our HEMMT's in Korea had that setup on them.
 
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