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Old 08-04-2010, 04:48 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by Rockfish9 View Post
The anti siphon valve ( your hose barb) is the #1 culprit when that symptom occurs.. being made from aluminum, the gasoline/alcohol corrodes the inside of the fitting, thus impeding the moving of the check ball... all that crap in the screen is another by product of the gasoline... as others have stated, protect yourself with a good cartrige type fuel filter...
That actually looked very clean and shiny on the inside, but I ended up with a new one anyway.

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