Re: [diesel_mercedes] Two important questions

I'm sure that would work to keep mass quantities from coming out.
Might have very minor sloshing, probably not.
Kind of like a kids snorkel?
good idea.
Henry


----- Original Message -----
From: "Nate Rector" <tccservice111@yahoo.com>
To: <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Two important questions


> How about I drill cap,and take small pipe with plastic ball and crimp ends
> to keep ball from coming out.Then brazing it to fuel cap.Sort of a upside
> down pcv cap.
>
> ygmir111 <ygmir111@att.net> wrote: the only hesitation I'd have
> with a hole in the fuel cap is sloshing........
> I did this on a Jeep and a dunebuggy I had. I found that at times, fuel
> would slosh out.....and, if the tank was extremely full and a hot day, it
> would actually leak........
> I'd recommend 'shielding' (like drill the hole behind some part that would
> not allow a direct line for splashing fuel to the hole) the hole if you
> drill the cap, or, find a high spot on the tank and put a tube with a "p"
> trap configuration.
>
> Just some random thoughts.
> good luck,
> Henry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nate" <tccservice111@yahoo.com>
> To: <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 7:18 AM
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Two important questions
>
> One Nate (L.A.) said not to adjust E brake at the cable.Why I've done
> that and no problems.
> Two on the Schuman forum I read were they say if your fuel tank is
> building vacumm thats bad.I don't no where the tank vent is (126).
> Can't I just drill a small hole in fuel cap? Done that on several cars
> when charcoal canister goes bad.
> TN Nate
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