On Sat, 26 Feb 2000 Advdesign1@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > The tanks on a TF has a smaller tube that runs along with the filler tube,
> > this tube is the vent and a vented cap is not need.
>
> NOT TRUE! that small tube keeps you dry during refueling. It lets air out
> of the tank outboard of nozzle input so there are no fuel outsplashes. You
> still need a vented cap.
> Bob ADler
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
If you have a non-vented cap, AND your truck does not starve for gas,
you have a serious problem.
The most likely problem is that the two rubber hoses going from the
tank to the filler neck are so badly cracked that they are doing the
venting for you. This is a health and fire problem. Replace both those
hoses immediately if not sooner. Actually if you have not already
replaced those 40-50 year old hoses even if you don't have any
symptoms, you really need to do so--remember that the fire hazard is
just behind YOUR left shoulder.
The two most common symptoms of this problem are:
1. Not needing a vented cap.
2. An occasional whiff of gas fumes in the cab (especially on a hot
day with the windows closed).
I go to the local Big Truck supplier to get my filler and vent rubber
hoses. The guys supplying the Big Rigs have a better quality product
available than the auto parts guys.
So let's all get new hoses, and a vented gas cap. Be safe, the longer
you live the longer you can enjoy your old truck :-)
Rawlin
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