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Old 01-31-2018, 09:17 PM   #33
ls1nova71
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Re: fuel pump and tank

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Originally Posted by raic65 View Post
Correct. I am using a 5th gen pump on my swap. Not sure how you see not having a return line is a fire waiting to happen though. I'm curious, could you explain? To me it's not cutting a corner if the return line is capped properly. There will always be 40-60 psi at the rails regardless of which style fuel system you go with. If anything I think it's safer because there is one less line to rupture.
Im not saying you will have a fire, but I just dont understand why people dont just get a returnless rail if that's what you want. One of the reasons I dont recommend capping it is due to the fuel pressure regulator on the rail's tendency to leak when they go bad, which ive seen a lot. You'll notice the truck starts running bad due to fuel leaking out of it and being sucked into the intake by the vacuum hose. When you take the hose off, gas runs out of them, and if you've capped the return, its going to want to spray out, kind of like putting your thumb over the end of a garden hose. I dont know if you've ever watched helplessly as your car burns, but I can tell you from first hand experience that it isnt fun.....
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