Addicted Mike Hagadorn Warren PA (132 posts) Registered: 09/27/2013 03:46PM Main British Car: 1976 TR7 Victory Edition Ford 302 |
Fuel tank venting?
I did a quick search and didn't find much, so I'll ask...
What are folks doing for gas tank vent lines? Mine has been disconnected from the evap system for years, terminating with an open tube end near my bell housing. |
Jim Stabe Jim Stabe San Diego, Ca (829 posts) Registered: 02/28/2009 10:01AM Main British Car: 1966 MGB Roadster 350 LT1 Chevy |
Re: Fuel tank venting?
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BMC Brian Mc Cullough Forest Lake, Minnesota, USA (383 posts) Registered: 10/30/2007 02:27AM Main British Car: 1980 MGB '95 3.4L 'L32' SFI V6, GM V6T5 & 3.42 Limi |
Re: Fuel tank venting?
Jim,
Awesome idea. Nice work too! We use a flexible braided line so it installs in minutes and goes up and then back down the passengers side. This allows it to vent AND just as important- during hard take offs, the fuel that sloshes upwards has to go a long way and then back down and as long as the line is high enough and long enough, it will go back into the tank, not the other half of the line to the ground. Now if you have 385 sries rubber on the rear and limited slip with a 800 BHP Fire breathing monster up front, you may want to extend that line a bit further. :-) -BMC. |
BMC Brian Mc Cullough Forest Lake, Minnesota, USA (383 posts) Registered: 10/30/2007 02:27AM Main British Car: 1980 MGB '95 3.4L 'L32' SFI V6, GM V6T5 & 3.42 Limi |
Re: Fuel tank venting?
Hopefully. I was just pulling those numbers from thin air. It takes a lot more power than I have to push the fuel up and back out again the way we do it. Your just looks SO nice!
-BMC. |
roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: Fuel tank venting? Small hijack ?
About fuel cells and foam ? Generic relationship ? I'm told the new pump gasolenes really attack cell foams. I wouldn't use "alcohol" foam with gasolene, so what's a good solution. I don't see much benefit of running a fuel cell w/o foam, (bladder even better). Anybody ? Thanks, roverman.
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DiDueColpi Fred Key West coast - Canada (1365 posts) Registered: 05/14/2010 03:06AM Main British Car: I really thought that I'd be an action figure by now! |
Re: Fuel tank venting?
Hey Mike,
If you have the vent line in there anyway why not hook the evap system back up? It costs nothing for power and gets rid of the gas smell in your garage. There are lots of flat type evap cans that would mount nicely out of sight in your fenderwell. Make sure to add a roll over valve no matter what kind of setup you use. Cause no one likes a car fire. Cheers Fred |
Addicted Mike Hagadorn Warren PA (132 posts) Registered: 09/27/2013 03:46PM Main British Car: 1976 TR7 Victory Edition Ford 302 |
Re: Fuel tank venting?
Fred, evap system was stripped before I got the car 25 yrs ago.
Roll over valve sounds like a good idea at the minimum. |
MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4512 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215 |
Re: Fuel tank venting?
Quote: Sounds good, 'cept for the three motorcycles in my garage with the MG. ;) |