Thread: Can spiders cause problems in the Crossfire?
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Old Aug 8, 2015 | 03:42 PM
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Default Re: Can spiders cause problems in the Crossfire?
Originally Posted by maxcichon
I would LOVE to explain that claim to an adjuster.

I don't think there is anyway in the world a web could block the lines tight enough to hold that kind of pressure. I would think it would take .5 bar (1/2 atmospheric pressure/7.4 psia) to start collapsing the tank. Do you? You're an engineer. Whadda' ya' think? I just work with vacuum systems alot.

Enough of a plug to throw a code? maybe, yeah?
True enough but suppose some other part collapses first, like a rubber hose. The physically weakest part is the first to go in scenarios like this, causing a chain reaction at times.
Can a fuel pump suck the chrome of a trailer hitch?
 
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