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Old 08-19-2006, 05:52 PM
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Drilling the hole will work.

A fellow on another forum had the same problem and solved it exactly that way.
 
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'tis how I fixed it too. Took a 1/32 bit and drilled a hole in the side of the filler neck, just in from the opening. The cap covers the hole so you can't see it, but is in a place where it won't allow rain water (or other contaminates) in, or gasoline out (unless there's a major overflow or something). The hole doesn't need to be big. The smaller the better.

Also--this just hit me, and may be a long shot, but I HAVE seen it before. If there was no fuel in the lines for months after you plumbed them, it is possible, that some six legged or eight legged freaks made a home within your lines, which would cause problems, and yes, I really have seen this before.
 

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What about re-opening the return tube and using that for a vent? Would that work?

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What about re-opening the return tube and using that for a vent? Would that work?

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i crimped and brazed it closed... but i think if you topped the tank off, it would leak fuel, as thr filler tube is higher than the tank...
 
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things i learned on sunday

Wow! And I thought this was going to be about Sunday School!
 
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things i learned on sunday

Wow! And I thought this was going to be about Sunday School!
nope,... after church activities
 




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