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    Q&A

    Mar 15, 2021 3 minutes
    WITH WITH KIT KIT FOSTER FOSTER

    Q. I am curious as to the purpose of a series of loops in a gravity-fed fuel delivery system, as seen here. The photo is from a 1901 Crestmobile, which is very similar to the original Fossmobile, a project of mine. I will have a valve at the base of the gas tank and another on the far side of the mixing valve, which I am using versus a carburetor.

    — Ron

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