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Old Jul 2, 2017 | 11:54 PM
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Gas tank vent line after going to caburator

I am looking for ideas on the gas tank vent line after I am going to a carb engine with no ECM from fuel injection? I know I can't cap it but I don't want to smell gas and that. The car is going to be a bracket car so mileage is not an issue and I don't get emission tested.
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Old Jul 3, 2017 | 02:01 AM
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Re: Gas tank vent line after going to caburator

basically anyone who moved to a holley carb had to cap theirs. Even moving from a E4ME carb to an old school Quaddy, i still had to cap mine off.
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Old Jul 3, 2017 | 06:13 AM
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Re: Gas tank vent line after going to caburator

Did you just hook a breather or filter to the end of the line or look for a vented cap? I am sure now a days a vented cap is hard to find.
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Old Jul 3, 2017 | 07:33 PM
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Re: Gas tank vent line after going to caburator

lol, i made a vented cap by drilling a hole in it. The amount lost to vapor is minimal and i only ever smell fuel when its just been freshly filled. Then after a few litres are gone i cant smell a thing.

I just blocked the line off.
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