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Originally Posted by Mike Peters
Lefthander makes a good point. One wonders if Ford went backwards by moving the gas shut off valve to the engine compartment. I have an indented firewall 31 with a B carburetor that does not leak past the float valve. I just leave the shut off valve in the on position. Our old gas farm tractors were gravity feed, and we never shut off the gas because the carburetor float valves did not leak.
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Ford did not have an opinion in this. The government mandated that no fuel lines could be routed thru the passenger cabin areas. Therefore an integral part of the tank was added that protruded out of the passenger compartment to circumvent this.
As you mentioned, just leave the valve open except when the vehicle is in storage.