Re: [ihc] Fuel Tank Question

["Ryan Moore" <baradium@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hofstetter" <hofs@domain.elided>
To: "Edward Whitcomb" <ed.whitcomb@domain.elided>; <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 19:45
Subject: Re: [ihc] Fuel Tank Question


> At 10:03 AM -0600 12/3/03, Edward Whitcomb wrote:
> >I'm new so forgive me if this has been asked already.  I have a 1973
Scout
> >II and I've just had the fuel tank cleaned and sealed.  It has several
fuel
> >lines attached to it (6 I think) and I was wondering if they all need to
be
> >connected when I reinstall it or if they could be plugged.  I'm assuming
> >they are for odor control or emissions, is that correct?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Ed
>
> Ed,
>
> Those extra lines are for emission control. If you were to cut down
> on the number of attached lines, you could have the fuel line and a
> vent line. Or you could plug the vent line too, and put a vented cap
> on the filler pipe.  That's about as basic as you could get.
>
> Those extra lines go to places like the condenser inside the left
> rear quarter panel and the charcoal canister up in the engine
> compartment.
>
> The government doesn't recommend doing this, to say the least.
>
> John
>

If you use a vent line similiar to the non emmissions scouts, I recomend not
getting a non vented cap, as that still is the vent, the vent line just goes
up and joins the filler neck at the top.  I don't know what the emmissions
scouts have in that regard.

-Ryan