Had the same issue here. Vent hose runs from top of fuel cell to a bulkhead
fitting through the trunk floor. First time I used it there were getting
panicked calls from corners that I was dumping fuel. (jeez, people, it
evaporates quickly.)
One solution, don't fill it full. But I also came up with another ... bought
a pair of really cheap work gloves at Wal-Mart, the brown cotton kind. Cut
off a finger and slipped it around the part of the bulkhead fitting that
sticks out under the trunk floor and safety-wired it there. It still vents,
even drips a bit when full, but it doesn't pour any more. Never had the
problem again.
--Rocky Entriken
----- Original Message -----
From: "marty sukey" <trmarty@hotmail.com>
To: "FOT" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 5:21 PM
Subject: [Fot] Fuel cell vent
> Took the Spity out for it's first real autox today. First one was in the
> wet
> so I didn't give it much a test that time. Anyhow, left handers are
> causing
> quite a bit of fuel to be dumped out of the fuel cell vent line. There is
> a
> check valve of sorts in the line at the tank to take care of business in
> the
> case of a rollover I guess but not doing the trick in the hard corners.
> What
> do you folks do?
>
> Marty
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