Richard,
Since we are all still in the non flame stages of this ....My 72 has the
vent tube as Barry refers to. Maybe yours is a ....? some form of a non
smogged version? I still have the evaporative canister and all the venting
hoses connected, but I am now smog exempt. The bracket for the canister
might make for an interesting Nitrous bottle setup....what sayest thou?
(hey, a guy can dream right?)
Chris Prugh
72 Spitfar
Morgan Hill, CA
Triumph Travelers Sports Car Club
Publicity Director
prubrew@ix.netcom.com
TTSCC is the host Club for Triumphest 1999
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Ceraldi-ERC004 <Richard_Ceraldi-ERC004@email.mot.com>
To: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, May 28, 1998 1:30 PM
Subject: RE: Spitfire Fuel Line
>
>Barry,
> Not to spoil your great record of advice but... The MKIV only has one
>opening at the top of the tank for fuel to come out. So It can't be the
>vent.
>For a visual the VB catalog has a good illustration on page 99 (Fall 97
>catalog). Any ideas?
>Thanks,
>Richard
>___
>_
>From: Barry Schwartz on Thu, May 28, 1998 2:31 PM
>Subject: Re: Spitfire Fuel Line
>To: Ceraldi-ERC004 Richard
>Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
>
>
>> I am finishing up the Spitfire restore and was wondering why hard
>>plastic tubing is used to go from the fuel tank outlet on the top of the
>>tank
>>(MKIV) to the metal line that runs along the frame to the engine
>>compartment.
>*****************************************
>What you are looking at is not the fuel line, but the vapor recovery tubing
>that connect's to the carbon cannister. It was probably used because it
>was cheaper and would last longer (mine is still good after 20 some years!
>
>Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
>
>72 V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
>70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
>70 Spitfire
>
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