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Subject: Re: [6pack] Fuel filler orientation
From: DAVID MASSEY via 6pack <6pack@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2019 12:59:16 +0000 (UTC)
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 I used to be up to speed on all the changes but I have forgotten it all.=
=C2=A0 But, perhaps they figured out the earlier systems were overkill and =
the bean counters insisted on cost reductions.
I don't know about your part of the country but here, nobody is looking ove=
r my shoulder so if it ain't up to snuff it's no big deal.
Cheers
=20
Dave=20

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-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Lindsay <richardolindsay@gmail.com>
To: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>
Cc: taylorturbo6 <taylorturbo6@yahoo.com>; 6pack <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Mon, Nov 4, 2019 6:51 am
Subject: Re: [6pack] Fuel filler orientation

Dave, this is just part of the fun! And I am not at all surprised by the ch=
anges given that this is an emissions issue. On my car, the tank vent is, o=
r was plumbed via another pipe, to a carbon canister in the engine compartm=
ent.
Rick
On Mon, Nov 4, 2019, 6:19 AM DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com> wrote:

 If the tube were not connected to that port, yes.=C2=A0 On my car there is=
 a four-way T that connects this port and the ports at each end of the tank=
 to a tube that leads to the vapor separator in the trunk which is in turn =
connected to a tube leading to the charcoal canister.
But it looks like they changed the configuration over the years.
=20
Dave=20

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-----Original Message-----
From: Richard <taylorturbo6@yahoo.com>
To: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>
Cc: richardolindsay <richardolindsay@gmail.com>; 6pack <6pack@autox.team.ne=
t>
Sent: Sun, Nov 3, 2019 9:39 pm
Subject: Re: [6pack] Fuel filler orientation

Does this vent placing in the filler neck let gas fumes escape into the tru=
nk area? Which would also mean fumes could creep into the car's interior...=
Dick
On Nov 3, 2019, at 6:47 PM, DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com> wrote:


 No, not all.=C2=A0 The 71 has a port in the filler tube connected to the c=
ap.=C2=A0 Rotating the cap will reposition that tap and necessitate changin=
g the plumbing.=C2=A0 I thought they were all that way.
=20
Dave=20

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-----Original Message-----
From: Richard <taylorturbo6@yahoo.com>
To: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>
Cc: richardolindsay <richardolindsay@gmail.com>; 6pack <6pack@autox.team.ne=
t>
Sent: Sun, Nov 3, 2019 6:05 pm
Subject: Re: [6pack] Fuel filler orientation

On my fuel cap, it's neck that goes down into the clamped hose, can be move=
d around independent of the vent tube on the top of the tank. Aren't they a=
ll?=C2=A0I gill my tank from standing behind the bumper so which side left =
or right the cap opens is immaterial.=C2=A0Dick=C2=A0
On Nov 3, 2019, at 2:34 PM, DAVID MASSEY via 6pack <6pack@autox.team.net> w=
rote:


 It's not that trivial since the tank vent nipple is mounted to the filler =
and spinning it around will require replumbing the vent tubes.=C2=A0 If you=
 wish to avoid that step check where it was before and go from there.=C2=A0=
 On my car it is hinged on the right.
=20
Dave=20

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-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Lindsay via 6pack <6pack@autox.team.net>
To: TR6 <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sun, Nov 3, 2019 10:50 am
Subject: [6pack] Fuel filler orientation

Hello friends,=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0If you've followed any of the work on my '=
75 US specification TR6 you will know that the following question is probab=
ly irrelevant...but I ask anyway, for your sage advice:
When reinstalling the fuel filler cap, which is the correct orientation? Hi=
nge side toward the front. Or rear? Or to one side or another?
=C2=A0 =C2=A0Thanks in advance of your reply.
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<div> <font size="3">I used to be up to speed on all the changes but I have 
forgotten it all.&nbsp; But, perhaps they figured out the earlier systems were 
overkill and the bean counters insisted on cost reductions.</font></div>

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<div><font size="3">I don't know about your part of the country but here, 
nobody is looking over my shoulder so if it ain't up to snuff it's no big 
deal.</font></div>

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<div><font size="3">Cheers</font></div>

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<div style="clear:both"><font size="4">Dave </font><br>
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From: Richard Lindsay &lt;richardolindsay@gmail.com&gt;<br>
To: DAVID MASSEY &lt;dave1massey@cs.com&gt;<br>
Cc: taylorturbo6 &lt;taylorturbo6@yahoo.com&gt;; 6pack 
&lt;6pack@autox.team.net&gt;<br>
Sent: Mon, Nov 4, 2019 6:51 am<br>
Subject: Re: [6pack] Fuel filler orientation<br>
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<div>Dave, this is just part of the fun! And I am not at all surprised by the 
changes given that this is an emissions issue. On my car, the tank vent is, or 
was plumbed via another pipe, to a carbon canister in the engine compartment.
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<div>Rick</div>
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<div class="yiv1042107056gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Mon, Nov 4, 2019, 6:19 AM 
DAVID MASSEY &lt;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" 
ymailto="mailto:dave1massey@cs.com"; target="_blank" 
removedlink__b703943d-c647-4f88-b36f-003ffd25b428__href="mailto:dave1massey@cs.com";>dave1massey@cs.com</a>&gt;
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<div> <font size="3">If the tube were not connected to that port, yes.&nbsp; On 
my car there is a four-way T that connects this port and the ports at each end 
of the tank to a tube that leads to the vapor separator in the trunk which is 
in turn connected to a tube leading to the charcoal canister.</font></div>



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<div><font size="3">But it looks like they changed the configuration over the 
years.</font><br clear="none">
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To: DAVID MASSEY &lt;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" 
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Cc: richardolindsay &lt;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" 
ymailto="mailto:richardolindsay@gmail.com"; target="_blank" 
removedlink__b703943d-c647-4f88-b36f-003ffd25b428__href="mailto:richardolindsay@gmail.com";>richardolindsay@gmail.com</a>&gt;;
 6pack &lt;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" 
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<div>Does this vent placing in the filler neck let gas fumes escape into the 
trunk area? Which would also mean fumes could creep into the car's 
interior...</div>



<div>Dick</div>



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<div><br clear="none">On Nov 3, 2019, at 6:47 PM, DAVID MASSEY &lt;<a 
rel="nofollow" shape="rect">dave1massey@cs.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br 
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<div> <font size="3">No, not all.&nbsp; The 71 has a port in the filler tube 
connected to the cap.&nbsp; Rotating the cap will reposition that tap and 
necessitate changing the plumbing.&nbsp; I thought they were all that 
way.</font><br clear="none">
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From: Richard &lt;<a rel="nofollow" 
shape="rect">taylorturbo6@yahoo.com</a>&gt;<br clear="none">
To: DAVID MASSEY &lt;<a rel="nofollow" 
shape="rect">dave1massey@cs.com</a>&gt;<br clear="none">
Cc: richardolindsay &lt;<a rel="nofollow" 
shape="rect">richardolindsay@gmail.com</a>&gt;; 6pack &lt;<a rel="nofollow" 
shape="rect">6pack@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br clear="none">
Sent: Sun, Nov 3, 2019 6:05 pm<br clear="none">
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<div>On my fuel cap, it's neck that goes down into the clamped hose, can be 
moved around independent of the vent tube on the top of the tank. Aren't they 
all?&nbsp;</div>





<div>I gill my tank from standing behind the bumper so which side left or right 
the cap opens is immaterial.&nbsp;</div>





<div>Dick&nbsp;</div>





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<div><br clear="none">On Nov 3, 2019, at 2:34 PM, DAVID MASSEY via 6pack &lt;<a 
rel="nofollow" shape="rect">6pack@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br 
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<div> <font size="3">It's not that trivial since the tank vent nipple is 
mounted to the filler and spinning it around will require replumbing the vent 
tubes.&nbsp; If you wish to avoid that step check where it was before and go 
from there.&nbsp; On my car it is hinged on the right.</font><br clear="none">
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To: TR6 &lt;<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect">6pack@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br 
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<div>Hello friends,&nbsp;



<div>&nbsp; &nbsp;If you've followed any of the work on my '75 US specification 
TR6 you will know that the following question is probably irrelevant...but I 
ask anyway, for your sage advice:</div>







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<div>When reinstalling the fuel filler cap, which is the correct orientation? 
Hinge side toward the front. Or rear? Or to one side or another?</div>







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<div>&nbsp; &nbsp;Thanks in advance of your reply.</div>







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<div>Rick</div>



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