Randall et al,
Just checked what I believe to be an original gas cap on my '61 TR3A. The
cap is out and disassembled for rechroming. There is no vent hole on the
inner plate nor anywhere else that I can find. Just an FYI ... there are
apparently a number of versions out there.
Bill
>> Your gas cap has a hole in it? Must not be stock.
> Every TR3 cap that I have had, had a hole that appeared to be original.
> Including the one kindly sent to me by a lister after the original got
> stolen on my previous TR3A. Not through the chrome part, obviously, but
the
> inner plate that actually covers the opening to the tank.
> http://goo.gl/y5uCn
> And I've been blocking off the tank vent since about 1975, when I noticed
> that it dumped raw fuel onto the road when turning left with a full tank.
> No apparent ill effects, even running at full throttle for extended
periods
> of time.
> Randall
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