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How It's Made Mini-Episodes: Automotive Fuel Pumps
How does gas get from your fuel tank to the engine cylinders? Without a pump in the gas tank, you'd be going nowhere, fast. In this minisode of How It's Made, find out how automotive fuel pumps are made.
Added: Apr 27, 2011
Views: 11406 Views
Runtime: 05:06
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