Re: [ihc] Milage question

[Steven Stegmann <steve.stegmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave,

You need a vented cap.  Air has to come in when gas
goes out or you collapse the tank or no gas gets to
the engine.  I'd take off all the carbon cansiter junk
if you can't get it fixed.  

The other thing to remember is that if air can get in,
so can dirt.  Seal the thing and use a vented cap.

Steve
--- David Bongo <dbongo@domain.elided> wrote:

> On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 10:09:15 -0700 (PDT), Steven
> Stegmann
> <steve.stegmann@domain.elided> wrote:
> > If you smell gas around the vehicle, you have a
> leak
> > somewhere.  Find it and fix it.  That should help
> the
> > mileage when it is standing.
> > 
> > Steve
> > 
> 
> There are no *obvious* leaks, but the tank has, when
> overfilled,
> leaked out of the top.  (It's a steel 33-gallon
> tank)  I've been told
> that there isn't a tight seal around the sending
> unit and that's why
> it leaks when it's overfilled.  The only other
> possibility is a leak
> via the charcoal canister, but since that's mounted
> higher than the
> tank, it's doubtful.  (And, of course, the already
> mentioned vapor
> recovery piping.  Which I'll check into later this
> afternoon,
> hopefully.  It's my birthday today, so my time isn't
> completely my own
> between family, cake, etc.)
> 
> Also, if I eliminate the charcoal canister, do I
> NEED the get a vented
> gas cap?  Or will leaving the system unvented work
> OK?
> 
> Dave