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Re: [Tigers] Gas Tank Vent Hose

To: Jim McLaughlin <jimmc13@socket.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Gas Tank Vent Hose
From: Stu via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 13:29:00 -0400
Cc: Joel Martin <jmartiniii@yahoo.com>, Tiger Net <tigers@autox.team.net>
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The vent hose on my 1A (built late summer '66) also went through the sheet
metal enclosed section at the front of the trunk/rear of the conv. top.
Mine split many years back, providing that special flavor enhancement to
the picnic lunch with which it shared the trunk.  As was mentioned before,
the replacement was of a larger external dimension, so it's just zip tied
to the bottom of the original channel.

Stu

On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 12:28 PM, Jim McLaughlin via Tigers <
tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:

> Joel:
>
> I am not sure if I can help, however my 1966 Tiger had a vent hose that
> was routed through the two layers of body sheet metal behind the
> convertible top.  It was hard to route the new hose in through this area.
> The old hose was so hard it broke into several pieces.  The important
> thing is there were hose clamps already installed which were very hard to
> remove, I reused these, but I have to tell you that I still get gas vapors
> in the trunk and they smell terrible.  Now I know that the gas tank
> nipples onto which the hose is connected thermally expand and contract at
> quite a different rate than the hose.  Oh and I used gas line hose
> because it is has a thicker wall and is reinforced.  I do not remember
> what that clamps looked like, but I remember them being like item 20 on
> page UA1 of the Alpine Parts manual.
>
> Jim McLaughlin
>
> B382000175LRXFE
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">The=
 vent hose on my 1A (built late summer &#39;66) also went through the sheet=
 metal enclosed section at the front of the trunk/rear of the conv. top.=C2=
=A0 Mine split many years back, providing that special flavor enhancement t=
o the picnic lunch with which it shared the trunk.=C2=A0 As was mentioned b=
efore, the replacement was of a larger external dimension, so it&#39;s just=
 zip tied to the bottom of the original channel.</div><div class=3D"gmail_d=
efault" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" st=
yle=3D"font-size:small">Stu</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 12:28 PM, Jim McLaughlin via T=
igers <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net"; target=
=3D"_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pad=
ding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"><div>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ar=
ial&quot;,sans-serif">Joel:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=
<span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">I=
 am not sure if I can help, however my 1966 Tiger had a vent hose that was =
routed through the two layers of body sheet metal behind the convertible to=
p.<span>=C2=A0 </span>It was hard to route the new hose in through this are=
a.<span>=C2=A0 </span>The old hose was so hard it broke into several pieces=
.<span>=C2=A0 </span>The important thing is there were hose clamps already =
installed which were very hard to remove, I reused these, but I have to tel=
l you that I still get gas vapors in the trunk and they smell terrible.<spa=
n>=C2=A0 </span>Now I know that the gas tank nipples onto which the hose is=
 connected thermally expand and contract at quite a different rate than the=
 hose.<span>=C2=A0 </span>Oh and I used gas line hose because it is has a t=
hicker wall and is reinforced.<span>=C2=A0 </span>I do not remember what th=
at clamps looked like, but I remember them being like item 20 on page UA1 o=
f the Alpine Parts manual.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><=
span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Ji=
m McLaughlin <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D=
"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">B382000175LRXFE=
<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><br>__________________________________=
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