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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Modesto, CA
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Fuel Cell's: What to do with the vent fitting?
You guys that have swapped in a fuel cell, what did you do with the vent fitting? Did you run a line from it to your charcoal canister...or what?
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: here
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You can use the charcoal canister, on my chevelle I just ran a line up above the tank top & curled the line(like a phone cord) so the gas wouldnt slosh out of it...
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Location: Cleveland, OH
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if you plan to race your truck any at the strip you need to install a rollover valve in the vent(not cheap, $32 last time i bought one).
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: El Dorado, KS
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if its aluminum cell it has a rolover valve in it just put a fitting and hose going down to nothing if its plastic put a vent in it and call it a day mine is aluminum
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Struble IA
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My aluminum one has the rollover vent in it, but the gas smell is obnoxious.
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: ** THE FALL GUY **CHICAGO IL
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here's mine.. i close the valve when parked to keep the gas fumes in the tank...
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Location: jefferson city, mo
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hey rat, can you get a better pic of the valve you close, i have a 16 gallon plastic tank in mine and when i open the bed cover its awful, hate to be smoking a cig and blow up the house.
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Here You Go.....
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problem is when in the sun the tank will swell if it has no where to vent the fumes.
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: East TN
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I have mine vented straight down throught the floor of the bed.
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Do you have any pics Jeff?
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[QUOTE=81shavedtrk]problem is when in the sun the tank will swell if it has no where to vent the fumes.[/QUOTE
man some people..... the valve is for parking in the garage !!!!! so you don't blow your family up.....not sitting outside in the sun... ![]() ![]() |
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[QUOTE=rage'nrat638]
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never had a problem in my garage....insulated.....alway's cooler than outside....
i have had more problem's remembering to open the valve not to pull a vacuum on the tank with my star 500 electric fuel pump...supports upto 2000 H.P. that thing really pumps..... don't ever want that 1250 dominator running dry !!!!!!!! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Last edited by rage'nrat638; 07-12-2007 at 07:05 AM. |
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: El Dorado, KS
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yeah i had mine plugged off when sitting outside cause of rain and if I forgot to open it, the carb would run dry. But all I have is an aeromotive 150gph and NOS pumps with a little holley 800 (i am poor)
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Signals in the bumper.
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