[DeTomaso] GAS TANK VENT / Dick Ruzzin

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/18/09 4:28:23 PM, chrisvkimball at msn.com writes:
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> but why would gas stream out of the hose?  It starts at the top of the 
> tank, goes up, then down all the way to the bottom of the car.  Siphoning 
> would only happen if the hose started at the bottom of the tank, wouldn't it?
> 
Agreed. Has this always been a problem for the 55K miles you've put on the 
car? I suspect your leak is from the inertia of gas in the almost-full tank 
climbing the front wall and being forced out of the not-well-placed 
vent-tube. But I don't know what the inside of a Goose fuel tank looks like, so 
dunno if the hose connects to an internal standpipe or what. If there is one, 
that would be enough to start a siphon. With a Pantera, we can remove the fuel 
gauge sender and peer inside with MUCH CARE using a small penlight, but 
again, I'm not familiar with the Goose tank. 
One thing that comes to mind is fabricating a siphon-breaker similar to 
what's on your wife's dishwasher, to go between the tank & vent hose. Another 
is to relocate the vent hose to a better place. Good luck- J Deryke