PCV valve - $1.99 anywhere.
Greg "Lunker" Hilyer
TR4 #314
Albuquerque NM
On Jul 14, 2008, at 10:16 AM, WEmery7451@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 7/13/08 5:37:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> billbab@gmail.com writes:
>
> << I see a lot of folks have said the same thing. You should run a
> line as h
> igh as you can, but also put an air filter on the line because
> it will gener
> ally suck grit into the tank which can easily screw up the check
> valve. >>
>
> I ran for years with the vent fitting on the fuel cell plugged
> off. When
> people would talk about a check valve, I thought that they were
> referring to th
> e
> rubber flapper in the fill pipe.
>
> During annual tech. this year, it was pointed out to me that I
> didn't have a
> vent line. I was asked how air would get into the tank to allow
> the fuel to
> keep flowing. My answer was that I didn't know, but it seems to
> work. Maybe
> the vacuum is relieved enough due to the fact that every time I
> come in off of
> the track, I remove the fuel cell cap and check the fuel level with my
> calibrated dipstick.
>
> I probably should add a vent line. I assume that the normal suppliers
> (Summit, Jegs, etc.) sell these check valves/vent line setups? Any
> suggestions
> ?
>
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