[Tigers] FIller neck vent question

[Ron Fraser]

Jay
    The Alpine Parts List only indicates a rubber hose but that does not
mean that a change did not occur.   A fixed hard line with 2 short lengths
of hose might have been a fix for the noise Dave mentioned.

Ron Fraser

-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Laifman [mailto:jay.laifman at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 7:38 PM
To: rfraser at bluefrog.com
Cc: Jim McLaughlin; Tiger's Den
Subject: Re: [Tigers] FIller neck vent question


I can't swear to it anymore.  But my very very late SV (like 100 from the
end) I do believe had a metal pipe up there, which was firmly attached in
some manner - which I realize is contrary to the cheaper direction Rootes
went in those days.

Jay


On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Ron Fraser <rfraser at bluefrog.com> wrote:



Jay
    I don't know about a metal pipe across the center.   Mine was just a
rubber hose but I'm not going to rule out other options.

Another source of fuel smell and leaks is the gasket for the fuel level
sender.   I was parked on a slight slope with full tanks and I had a slow
leak of fuel out the fender drain hole.  I moved my Tiger to level ground
and replaced the gasket later.

Ron Fraser

-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Laifman [mailto:jay.laifman at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 4:35 PM
To: rfraser at bluefrog.com
Cc: Jim McLaughlin; Tiger's Den
Subject: Re: [Tigers] FIller neck vent question


Ron is 100% right.  It is also a huge source of fuel smells that people
don't realize to check.  I seem to recall that for some years, the pipe was
metal across the center, with rubber/hardened something at each end going to
the top of the tanks.  It allows the gas and pressures between the two tanks
to balance back and forth.

Jay