IIRC that cylinder was added to prevent the owner from "topping off" the
fuel during fillups and in warm/hot weather having it expand and overflow
either to ground or the vapor cannister.
Mike
'79B
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 10:27 PM
Subject: RE: MGB replacement gas tank
> I can't speak for all tanks, but when I gutted and rebaffled the tank in
my
> '71GT there was one longitudinal baffle centered in the ribs you speak of,
> on the sender side of the tank. This baffle has about a 4" hole in it
near
> the low point of the tank, but the bottom of the hole is 1" above the
> bottom. On the other side is a large cylindrical contraption hanging from
> the top of the tank that looks like the end of an air compressor with a
two
> inch hole in it and vented around the top. It probably holds 4 gallons,
and
> I would guess it is some manner of baffle, but who knows what they had in
> mind here.
>
> If anyone is really dying to see this, I have a digital camera now and I
can
> try taking pictures of pictures and email them, but I don't have anywhere
to
> post them.
>
> James Nazarian
> 71 MGBGT V8
> 71 MGB Tourer
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