I agree with Sandy. Put the line in an upward arc going below the fuel cell
at the end. Then, if the car is ever upside down (hopefully never), the fuel
level will be below the vent opening with the fluid acting similar to water
in a sink trap.
Tom
> Rob -
>
> See if you fuel cell has the check valve built in (Some do). If so then
> it's
> just a matter of plumbing the line out of the car in a safe ventable area
> (i.e.
> not near hot exhaust). Also you might want to put a filter over the line
> or some
> fuel resistant mesh to keep dirt and crud from getting into the vent line.
> Typically the vent line will be below the bottom of the cell if you mount
> the
> cell in the trunk and that also is a good plan, as well as back further in
> the
> chassis.
>
>
> Think of how this all will work if you car was upside down. Also one other
> thing
> you can do is from the cell vent, go up with the hose before you go down.
> Sometimes with a full cell you can get slosh out of the vent if the check
> valve
> is not so good. Another way to think of it is their is 2 modes of
> operation,
> rightside up and upsided down, both modes of operation have some specific
> things
> you can do to make operation safer!
>
> Shoot a picture of the Cell if you can, I'm going to be doing that work in
> my
> tiger and have not looked at what is available, so if you do have a pic of
> the
> cell or a model I would love to see it.
>
> Sandy
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Rob Bernardino <crbernardino@mac.com>
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Sent: Fri, September 9, 2011 11:10:06 PM
> Subject: [Tigers] Fuel Cell Vent Advice
>
> Dear Tiger's List,
> Just got a 15 gallon fuel cell for the Tiger. As you may recall will be
> using
> the car for track stuff. Any advice on how/where to run the vent tube? Or
> will a
> tip over valve suffice? This car won't be raced but tracked only, so no
> sanctioning body issues.
>
> Rob
>
>
> Rob in Carmel, CA
> 1966 Mk1A Tiger
> B382000262 LRXFE
> JAL660245
> Color Code 39: Carnival Red
> TAC# 0519
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