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October 13, 2003
Hmmm....
Had this sort of problem on initial
acquisition of my BE with 1098. Turns
out the fuel cap was of the "unvented"
type...being used in an "open" system.
This resulted in vacuum within the tank
under extended "load"...went to a vented
fuel cap...solved the problem.
Your system is "vented" to a charcoal
cannister by way of an expansion tank
located in the right trunk "wall". I am
not sure exactly how this works, having
disabled all this stuff immediately upon
acquisition of my PO'd '74 Midget, while
going over to a vented fuel cap in it's
case, among other changes.
I do recall that the cannister's
charcoal has to be changed
every now and then AND, the charcoal cannister's vent line needs to be
"open",
not clogged with insects that manage to
crawl up there, and the like!.
(Fish tank charcoal is same, BTW).
But I am unsure about that expansion
tank back there. Maybe some one else
knows?
The fact you have had a problem with the
fuel line fitting at the tank gives me a bad
feeling, as obviously, this needs to be
leakproof for a couple of reasons, all
obvious, of course! :)
Have you tried operating temporarily
under load without the fuel cap? Make
any difference with respect to symptoms?
Cap'n. Bob
'60 :{)
PilotRob@... 26123
Posted on October 13, 2003 04:42 PM
Posted to category(s) Body | Engine (external) | Engine (internal) | Fuel System | Gauges | Tuning
