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BigBlockBaja
07-14-2005, 05:15 PM
looking at my Challengers fuel tanks all I see is a fill and a feed. Wheres the vent? How can I hook this up the right way so it will draw off both tanks equally?
Thanks!
Oldsquirt
07-14-2005, 05:23 PM
The vents should be in the caps. If they are flip tops, look at how the seal is attached to the cap. Should be a hole in the center of the seal that mounts on a post on the lid. Held in place with a cotter pin. That hole is bigger than the post and that is how it vents.
Try to make the feed lines from each tank as close to the same lenght as possible going to the "T" that joins them. No guarantee they will be exactly equal, but should get them close.
BigBlockBaja
07-14-2005, 05:32 PM
Old squirt.. thanks.. Im going to take a close look at that tommorrow.. Its almost alive...
BigBlockBaja
07-16-2005, 05:53 PM
Ok heres the fuel caps..
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I hooked up the 2 tanks with a Tee and its drawing fuel no problems.. Hopefully this will work out.
Do these caps look like the vent? When closed, the screw looks somewhat off the plate so it could vent...
Oldsquirt
07-16-2005, 06:03 PM
Kind ugly looking cap there. :) Yes, when the cap is closed and the plate moves up against spring pressure(hopefully there is still a spring behind that plate) there should be a sufficient gap between the screw and the hole in the plate to vent the tank. You might actually consider replacing those. New ones are about $20 I think, unless you go stainless and then its quite a bit more.
You know, looking at those more closely, it looks like the metal plate wont seal on the filler neck. Should be some sort of a seal. Mine have a rubber disc that does the sealing.
BigBlockBaja
07-16-2005, 06:21 PM
Yeah, I agree.. I am going to replace them soon.. I just want to get on the water.. Everything is stock on this boat right from the factory. Even the foot throttle says "Challenger".. I hate making a drag race boat back to a lake boat..