by passingtime76 Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:35 pmjust took tank off my 62 econo to find the vent hose just wire tied to the filler pipe is that the way it should be
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gas tank vent hose
passingtime76- Number of posts : 9
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Are you saying that it is not hooked up correctly, just hanging there?
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On Chevys they use Rad clamps on the vent hose,instead of wire???
passingtime76- Number of posts : 9
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thanks for your input Iam not sure if that is the way the vent tube should be just clamped to the side of the fill tube
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No that's not correct. The vent runs from the top of the tank,thru the frame rail hole, then over to the corner where it loops up inside the van where the box is inside the rear corner.
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So tell me about THE BOX,,,,,,is it a storage cannister for the fuel vapors with a purge line to the intake manifold? Is it related to this fine Chevy system????
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yeah! what happens with that hose,? where does it end?
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doni.. That is one "UGLY" set up!!! Some factory engineer really screwed the pooch on design, it might be functional,but sure is lacking on cosmetics.
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Well that's a good question. All I know is it hooks up to a metal tube that loops around up into the box. I think it just terminates up in there but never really looked into it that far. I know it doesnt run forward to the engine area. Pretty sure it just ends up in there but cant really confirm it.
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I love that pic. Still trying to figure all those lines out....
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Are you sure that line is hooked to the gas tank and is not the vent hose on the rear end? The Earlys used vented gas caps,,,,,,when they went to non vented, closed system gas caps, they needed a reservoir and a way to route the vapors to the carburetor. Thats what the system in the blue van is,,,,,4 lines come from the gas tank to that plastic bottle then a line from the carb sucks it into the engine. But plastic gets old and cracks,,,,,,thats the last thing you need in the back of a Hippy Wagon,,,,,,
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Is this the set up on your fuel filler pipe,,,,,a big hose for the gas to go in and a small one from the gas tank back up to vent the air out?
passingtime76- Number of posts : 9
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Thanks for all your help guys I found the pipe that the hose should have been connected too it did run into the back corner dont know what is in that little box it does not open thanks again
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I just looked in my manual to reaffirm to myself. The vent tube goes from the top of the tank to the filler box. It just goes up and loops back down. This is to prevent gas from flowing out when filling. This will allow the gas fumes to flow out when filling the tank. My 64 Truck has this. The tube in mine was all rusted away and gas would spill on the ground. I ended up just connecting more neoprene gas line to the vent tube hose and stuffing it up there for a loop. It is nearly impossible to find one not rusted away. The gas line I got was for your large trucks, like a semi gasline.
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