My vent is in the tank's cap.
Fuel Tank Vacuum
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My vent is in the tank's cap.
I do believe you will find that there is preasure in the tank not a vacuum. The carbon canister on gas units vents the tank into the air inlet. Part of the emission tests for a gas unit is the checking of the cap to be sure it holds the proper preasure.
Just a thought!
Just a thought!
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bruceatlam
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Thanks --- I see it. I'll check my cap to see if it's the same ---- on my cap, that disk that has the vent hole in it will freely fall out of the cap. Is yours the same?
It's in there tight. I don't see coming out unless the cap was broken in 1/2
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bruceatlam
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OK --- I took that disk with the vent out of my cap. It looks like yours definitely has a pin hole in the center of that soft, flexible membrane that's dead center of the disk. Mine has no such pin hole --- it's a solid, soft flexible membrane. Maybe that's my problem ---- picture below without the cap.
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bruceatlam
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Lousy pic --- hopefully, this one is better.
When you look into the center of the disk on mine, that light colored gray is a spring.
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bruceatlam
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So, there's no pin hole in that membrane?? I could swear that I see a pin hole in that first pic that you posted --- And, I agree --- the light colored gray around the outside edge looks like a spring to me too.
Creamer
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Typically the vent is in the cap. If not there is another opening somewhere on the tank but since the cap is on top and there is a already a hole in the tank there, the cap is the easiest place to put it.
Dan Hunter
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Running a vacuum reduces foaming for diesels with return lines from the injector pump to the tank.
