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Re: Fuel Tank Venting - BASIC

To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Fuel Tank Venting - BASIC
From: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 10:57:15 -0800
>When opening my fuel filler-cap, I get a major SWOOSH of air going in.  Am I
>correct in assuming that this swoosh is NOT desirable (and indicative of
>some blockage in the canisters/lines/restrictors/vapor separator)?
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Yes on both accounts.  Something is blocking the "vent" and if not
corrected, you stand a very good chance of permanently collapsing the tank -

Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net

72 PI, V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
70 Spitfire (long term project)


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