To: | Justin Wagner <jmwagner@greenheart.com> |
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Subject: | Re: Gas Odor In The Garage - 1966 TR4A |
From: | Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca> |
Date: | Thu, 30 Apr 1998 11:24:48 -0700 (PDT) |
Cc: | "Peter J. Thomas" <pjthomas01@snet.net>, Tom Winslow <tom_winslow@email.msn.com>, Triumph Mailing List <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net> |
On Wed, 29 Apr 1998, Justin Wagner wrote: > I've had the same problem with my TR 4A... but it seems worse lately > ... I tend to think the fuel tank has a slow leak or something... Even > a vented cap shouldn't be that strong. Modern vent caps have a check valve; air only gets into the tank via the vent, to let air out (as in filling up), the cap must be off. However I think it would be difficult to fill the gas tank without taking the cap off first :-) Maybe someone should design a little flapper to go into the filler cap, as in our modern cars- dual purpose: vent, and anti-siphon (to some extent) -Malcolm |
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