Anyone who still has an original fuel pump in their car may also still have original rubber fuel line. There are connectors that join the steel lines, of which there are two found at the fuel tank to the fuel lines, four that go from the fuel tank to the expansion tank behind the rear seat, two that go from the unibody to the subframe, and two that go from the subframe to the fuel pump. Change these before you even start your car again. I am aware of people who have lost their cars due to fire, because these hose connectors dry rotted and leaked. The original hoses cannot tolorate the present formulation of fuel. The four that go to the expansion tank are particularly problematic, because they are long, somewhat hidden, lead to the most interior components of the fuel system, are over the muffler, and carry vapors, which is the form gasoline needs to be to ignite.
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