03-28-2013, 12:29 PM | #1 |
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Fuel tank vent
What's the best way to vent my under bed conversion fuel tank, it's the blazer tank from lmc. I was thinking about using one that is used on boats that fit into the end of a rubber hose?
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03-28-2013, 12:49 PM | #2 |
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Re: Fuel tank vent
I used a charcoal canister up front when I put the suburban tank in,,seems to work good.
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03-28-2013, 12:49 PM | #3 |
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Re: Fuel tank vent
mine is vented up the filler neck and through the cap. most caps will let some pressure pass through them.
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Re: Fuel tank vent
I agree, just use a vented cap. There should be no problem, unless you're engine needs a huge amount of fuel.
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03-28-2013, 01:38 PM | #5 |
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Will it vent through the cap even though its the steel screw in type?
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Probably not. I was thinking you were talking stock type before I reread your post.
I cut off the stock filler neck from a 70 tank when I did my under bed conversion and used the stock type cap. |
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Vented caps leak when going around corners when the tank is full,,I like sealed caps with a remote vent.
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Re: Fuel tank vent
Hate to steal your thread - but I am wondering what you under the truck gas fuel lovers are doing about filling up the tank - I have a 69 Camaro tank with the filler neck from the original behind the seat tank as my filler and it has a small vent pipe on it and every time I go to put gas in the tank, the pressure from the gas pump hose keeps kicking off the handle of the gas pump. Very hard to put gas in the tank and it pours out on the ground. Any thoughts or suggestions?
As far as your problem, I use a non-vented gas cap without incident. Thanks KellerMac
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03-28-2013, 07:23 PM | #9 |
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If you have another outlet on the other side of the tank you might wont to try to put a vent on it that might solve your problem.
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Re: Fuel tank vent
Rollover tank vents are available and inexpensive, like $15. I bought mine at tanks inc. Their recommendation was to place a short rubber hose on the vent so it sits a few inches above the top of the tank. Cause when you fill the tank all the air will need to be pushed out and you don't want the gas spilling out.
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Re: Fuel tank vent
i have run two vent lines up in the fender on my stepside truck. on the end of these lines is a check valve style vent like the ones of a rearend housing. i have a line coming off each side of the tank and into each rear fender.
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Re: Fuel tank vent
Couple things,,when I installed the 44 gal tank from a 85 suburban it had 3 lines going to the front,fuel,fuel return and vent going to a charcoal canister,,I went ahead and ran all 3 lines to the front,,caped off the fuel return line in the frame chanel and used the vent line and got a simple Canister from the junk yard from a 70's chevy,,the line with the vent is supposed to have a purge valve on it and then go to the carb,,I just used a vent from a diff on a stub hose,I also have a NON vented cap,so far it works great and have been pulling trailer loads with the big block and no problems and no smell of fuel,,the rear license plate fill tubes IMO have a filling problem most times with high flow gas pumps and will shut off the pump from the fuel spray/vapor,,that is why I went with a more Stock GM set up with the fill tube above the tank and mine fills no problem.
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With most aftermarket tanks there is additional ports on them. If yours has one use a Rollover vent. Depending on your tank you can use one that taps into the tank itself or used inline.
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