FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Fuel Systems

- Put a "CAUTION: FLAMMABLE" sign in the workshop.
- Furnish shop with proper fire extinguisher.
- Disconnect battery ground cable--before beginning any service work.
- Place a suitable container under fuel connections to be opened.
- Open fuel connections slowly--to allow pressure to escape--and catch spilled fuel in container.

NOTE: If available, use system bleed--schrader valve--to relieve fuel system pressure.

- Plug all fittings--after disconnecting lines or hoses.
- Store fuel drained in a suitable--explosive-proof--container with a secure lid.