Mark,
Just checked ny Tiger cap. When I suck on the
small hole in the center of the cap I can tell a valve in
the cap opens and would therefore allow air into the tank.
when I blow on it then with a lot of pressure the valve will
also open a bit for venting. On my old Alpine the valve is stuck
open both ways. Long ago when the Tiger was new, I filled up
the tank on a cool morning and the temp went up that day.
In the evening I had 2 gallons of gasoline in the crankcase
and a hydralic lock on one cylinder. I drilled an extra
vent hole in the cap. Now the gas would leak out with a full
tank on hard corners.
At 10:56 PM 5/25/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>I was working around the trunk on the Tiger yesterday and noticed gas fumes.
>I tracked it down to the passenger side. Everything looked secure, but when I
>popped open the gas cap, it released a lot of air pressure. The car had not
>been driven for days, but the ambient temps here in Texas are on the rise.
>Almost 100 last three days. Is the cap or tank supposed to be vented somehow?
>
>Thanks,
>Mark
>
James Barrett Tiger II 351C and others
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