new xferpump installed - question - how to reduce fuel pressurebacklog in system?

[David Liu <dyliu@pacbell.net>]

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per the subject-

i finally spent an additional $16 for a damn filter/strainer for $84 xfer 
pump - the math comes to $100!! wtf?

anyway, as i was taking apart the fuel hoses off the top of the assembly 
(under the back seat) a huge amount ~ 0.75 liters of backlogged gas shot 
out (i redirected it into a water bottle). this was too much for comfort. 
the last time i did this maybe half a cup or so came out under pressure 
(but the car was sitting around a day without driving, the outside temp was 
cold, and there was little gas in the tank) - still, today i had only 1/4 
tank of gas, mild temps, and had been driving around to get the new part 15 
minutes before working on it.

so the question is - is there any way to reduce the fuel pressure backlog 
_before_ taking the hoses off the assembly?

the only way i can think of is to crack open the assembly a bit to release 
tank pressure or i guess i could have gone over to the refill cap and 
opened it up. duh. anything else?

thanks
dave

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