evaporative control device on tri-split bench seat...

[72cruiser]

sup fellas,

i've mentioned this before (maybe a year or more ago) but here goes again:


i've got this thing on the back of my bench seat; it's the evap. condensor for my gas tank.

i am puttin bucket seats in this week (crossing fingers...) and i am gettin rid of it.
no problem there, but there are a lot of gas lines goin between the tank and the condensor


i'll try and post up a pic later today with all the lines shown...

my question is:
which ones do i cap, and which one do i vent? (i'll get the pic up asap)



thanks,
malphrus

 

[CruisinGA]

Not sure if the holes are there or not, but have you looked at using the evap. setup that is on the factory bucket seat models? It mounts where the fuel filler hose enters the body, I can get a pic if you need it.

 

[65swb45]

The only vent you really need is the one next to the filler neck that lets the air out while you're filling the tank. You can cap all the others.

If you are fond of the idea of retaining the evap system, you can do as CruisinGA suggests and install the evap from a 73 and newer. I have seen several people successfully do this. Unfortunately, you will have three long-ish hoses running from the center of the truck [where your current feeds are] to the filler neck area, where the newer evap mounts.

I vote for capping.

 

[skyshark186]

Or you could be like the dislexic monkey who did mine and just put bolts in them.

 

[72cruiser]

The only vent you really need is the one next to the filler neck that lets the air out while you're filling the tank. You can cap all the others.

is this the same one that the gas will 'spill' out of when you get close to fillin it up?
if so, that's awesome...

(i'm goin for the more streamlined/less work approach right now, so i'm tending towards just capping them all, ha ha)

also, what to cap them with? i know i could just clamp the hoses and cut em off, but that's extremely ghetto. are there any really cool ways to do it? ha ha


malphrus