Hello all,
I have a 72 crossover that I'm restoring, and I'm in the process of untangling the PO's changes. I found couple issues with the fuel vent system.
The first is that the PO blocked off all venting from the tank. The two lines from each side of the tank eventually join together to form one big, closed loop. An electronic fuel pump has been installed to probably overcome the vacuum that formed in the tank as it emptied. Should each vent line join to a T connector and then to the air intake? Or should it go to a carbon canister? There was no canister in the van, but there is a pedestal platform near the "paint lid" access cover to the filler neck. What was originally mounted on that?
The second issue is that one of the vent tubes that goes up to and down from the air intake vent has snapped off after the expansion unit. I can't reach to repair that without removing the rear corner body panel. Would there be any issue skipping that section and just running the tube from behind the spare wheel well straight to it's final destination (air intake/canister)?
Cheers,
Lewis
I have a 72 crossover that I'm restoring, and I'm in the process of untangling the PO's changes. I found couple issues with the fuel vent system.
The first is that the PO blocked off all venting from the tank. The two lines from each side of the tank eventually join together to form one big, closed loop. An electronic fuel pump has been installed to probably overcome the vacuum that formed in the tank as it emptied. Should each vent line join to a T connector and then to the air intake? Or should it go to a carbon canister? There was no canister in the van, but there is a pedestal platform near the "paint lid" access cover to the filler neck. What was originally mounted on that?
The second issue is that one of the vent tubes that goes up to and down from the air intake vent has snapped off after the expansion unit. I can't reach to repair that without removing the rear corner body panel. Would there be any issue skipping that section and just running the tube from behind the spare wheel well straight to it's final destination (air intake/canister)?
Cheers,
Lewis