Bay owners, a favour please

ElusiveStranger · Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 12:00 pm Post subject: Bay owners, a favour please

Can you pop into your engine bay and disconnect the tank breather pipe, the one that would go to the VW airbox, blow and suck on it. It's the one that runs to a T and two steel lines run up into the "ears"

Let me know what you can do

Mine appear to be blocked if I suck, therefore my tank's not breathing. It did before as my filler elbow was split Wink

The cap's non venting too, big suction now!

Cheers peeps Happy

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'78 Bay, 2 litre 091 box, EJ20 NA & the ashtray's on the 'right' side.
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hansend23 · Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:26 pm Post subject:

i have a 68 in the yard but has no lines,sorry
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jp · Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:36 pm Post subject:

this is a late bay thing isn't it ?
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MostlyMonki · Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:37 pm Post subject:

hang on a minute.... shouldnt that be the case? as-in, you should be able to blow into them (when the fuels level drops, it sucks in air) but not suck, assuming theres a one way valve there!?

I've got a late bay at home so will check when i get back...
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ElusiveStranger · Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 4:18 pm Post subject:

easy-does-it · Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 10:09 pm Post subject:

From what i can fathum ( im on the second bottle of vino now) ..that's what MM is saying...

..You said you cant suck....

..MM said your not supposed to be able too......one way valve

..But on the subject, ive sealed my tank up bar the subaru pump and tank filler...will the charcoal canister act in the same way as a breather??
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ElusiveStranger · Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 4:55 pm Post subject:

Make sure the tank vents ie air can get in. I've been very lucky!
Mine's obviously stopped venting after I changed a split filler elbow

Yes the tanks are meant to be flat bottomed!

I didn't have the Scooby canister in place (well it worked fine with the split filler neck!)

My VW vents work both ways, ie suck and blow.

Now in hindsight (wonderful thing) VW vented the tank to the airfilter *not* the manifold.
Live and learn.

I hope my mistake means you peeps don't have to make the same one.
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'78 Bay, 2 litre 091 box, EJ20 NA & the ashtray's on the 'right' side.
I don't lean forward for hills any more Grin

Bugger, missed out on "Live fast, die young"

jp · Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 9:34 pm Post subject:

Mental!

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ElusiveStranger · Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 11:43 pm Post subject:

Grim eh?
I did wonder why it only took £35 to fill her over the last month or so. Blamed it on the price of juice dropping Laugh Out Loud

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'78 Bay, 2 litre 091 box, EJ20 NA & the ashtray's on the 'right' side.
I don't lean forward for hills any more Grin

Bugger, missed out on "Live fast, die young"

gerrelt · Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 4:58 pm Post subject:

Wow, Elusive, that looks dangerous! Eeeek

Good thing nothing caught on fire!

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72panelvan · Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 10:17 pm Post subject:

That's nut's! I'll certainly be checking that my vents are working.

bartw_portland · Wannabe Joined: 10 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

Thats pretty scarey. Thanks for the post and the pictures.
I'll update the notes in my site referencing the charcoal cannister installation to ensure that everyone checks the flow before buttoning up.

Cheers
Brent
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