Fuel tank breather pipe?

sdimbylow · Post by **sdimbylow** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:40 pm

Hi all,

Another quick question for you, your comments would be appreciated. Whilst stripping my boot back I discovered what looks like a fuel tank breather pipe but it is not connected properly to the car (missing bolt?) and does not seem to look right.
Does anyone know exactly what the thin pipe and U bend are in this picture and where they should be routed? If someone has a picture of this area in it's correct assembled position that would be really useful.

Thanks in advance...

Steve

Nick Moss · Post by **Nick Moss** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:58 pm

It's in approximately the correct position. It's attached with a screw. I will try and find a better picture.....

Alan @ CanfordClassics · Thu Jan 07, 2010 8:06 pm

Hi,

I will look for a picture to help. Your car is a pre 68 car, Nick’s pic is a 68 car and is slightly different.
The set up you have is correct and there should be a small screw hole in which the swan neck is screwed to the inner wing. The small pipe coming of it is the breather the fuel tank. If you look at your picture there is a small hole on the bulk head, that small pipe goes through there and on to the fuel tank breather pipe.

HTH

Alan

sdimbylow · Post by **sdimbylow** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 9:06 pm

Thanks for the replies. Alan, the breather on my fuel tank is on the top, so putting the pipe through the hole then means that it needs to come back up again somewhere. Does the pipe then squeeze between the tank and the bulkhead at the back of the tank? Also, the plastic pipe doesn't fit onto the tank directly, there was some braided fuel hose connected (shown on the left in the photo). Is this correct?

sdimbylow · Post by **sdimbylow** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:47 pm

Here's a better picture of the area where the breather hose should be screwed on. However, it looks like the screw hole has been filled in with braizing material. Should this be drilled and tapped into this location?

Hope this makes sense and any replies will be most appreciated...

Many thanks,

Steve

atomman · Post by **atomman** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:24 am

I can get a picture of this for you later as my 65 car's breather is screwed on to.

sdimbylow · Post by **sdimbylow** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 6:57 pm

Thanks Atomman, that would be really useful.

Steve

atomman · Post by **atomman** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:34 pm

there you go dude