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Originally Posted by MikeB
How is it connected and where did you install it?
I should have asked what's the theory behind using it.
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I installed the WIX right above the rocker cover as close as I could to the carb. I ran a 1/4" steel line following the path of the supply fuel line up through the bottom of the cab and used a through bulkhead hose barb fitting with a 1/4" (inner diamater) to penetrate the fuel sending unit. Pretty easy. But like I said I wasn't happy about having to do it as I had to cut into my fuel line and use a small section of rubber hose to make the connections at the WIX and at the hose barb going through the top of the sending unit.
The theory: (and short answer) It's not really a theory, but a fact that today's fuel has a lower boiling point. When you shut down your engine the temps under the hood get even hotter, no water or air circulating. The fuel in the pump and carb starts to boil and creates pressure and floods the carb. If you have trouble starting your truck 10-15 minutes after sitting and it starts like it's flooded, it's because it is. And that's the gas smell. I drive my truck in 110+ heat here. The solution works for me. But after hard runs in extreme heat I still sometimes get the hard start, but it's very minor now, just a slight tap on the gas pedal and it fires up. It used to be real bad and my garage reeked like a gas spill. But I never get the gas stink in my shop anymore.
Easy solution and it worked for me... just annoyed about having to hack into my solid fuel line.
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