<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div></div><div>Will you stop this?</div><div><br></div><div>Yea for the 2nd time, its on me official TPR fuel cell feeding IR-EFI. ;-]></div><div><br></div><div>It includes 12-bolt top fill plate which includes check valve, etc. And passes official tech inspections. Now pulls fuel off bottom of tank.</div><div> </div><div>Go to Pegasus...everything you need is there. Hall also used to sell a cheap plastic check 'rollover' valve.</div><div>Funny you should mention overfilling...I have not had that problem since modifying my fuel tank.....</div><div><br></div><div><b><u>Lessons Learned Story follows</u></b> - </div><div><br></div><div>I remember running right behind Jim Saxton at Willow Springs a few years ago....Jim lost it on turn 5 as we headed up the hill and he sadly
rolled over....it wasn't my fault......... however he should have known NOT to try and go faster then my all stock Pantera in his race Pantera! ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>So when he crashed I pulled my Pantera over to see if I could help because as I said earlier he and the Pantera were UPSIDE DOWN...... I saw FUEL gushing like a river out his remote RACE fill cap while he was sitting in the cockpit like he had all day to get out. . .but I think the check valve worked okay so yea they are a good idea! ;-)></div><div><br></div><div>Its amazing how fast that BIG boy got out of that Pantera door 'window' when I screamed at him,</div><div><br></div><div><i>"JIM, YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF THE COCKPIT NOW BECAUSE COURSE OFFICIALS WILL GET REALLY MAD AT YOU FOR ALL THIS FUEL GUSHING OUT OF YOUR RACE PANTERA ON THE COURSE AND YOU MAY GET A BLACK FLAG AND BE BANNED FROM TRACK EVENTS AND IT ALSO MAKES THE REST OF US WITH PANTERA'S LOOK BAD".....(long
version.</i></div><div><br></div><div>Okay those may NOT of been my exact advise to Jim..............</div><div><br></div><div>But, its still amazing how fast that BIG boy got out the side window of his race Pantera after I yelled at him....if you had asked me if it was possible for him to fit out that little side windown I would have said only as possible as a Leprechaun flying out of his rear end. </div><div><br></div><div>Lots of stories about that day...and of course they are all true ;-]></div><div> </div><div><strong><font color="#0000ff"><em>Mad Dawg Antenucci <br></em></font><font color="#ff0000">Team Pantera Racing</font></strong> </div> <div><em><strong>The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing <br></strong></em><font color="#0000ff"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.teampanteraracing.com">www.teampanteraracing.com</a></font></div><div><br></div><div
style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><br><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Asa Jay Laughton <asajay@asajay.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> tpr@teampanteraracing.com<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sat, February 19, 2011 11:04:07 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [TPR] Valve cover breathers<br></font><br> John,<br> <br> I thought about this, but have a concern. If I simply plug the canister line from the tank, and if I don't have a gas cap that breathes, won't this give me a pressure problem in the gas tank?<br> <br> I see this as having two solutions:<br> - Vented gas cap, or<br> - Vented tank<br> <br> Bud sent me some ideas too that
he did. I'll have to take a look at it all to see how I want to do it.<br> <br> Anyone install a rollover valve? Do you have pictures? Does it sit below the filler neck? What happens if you overfill?<br> <br> Asa Jay<br> <br> <pre class="moz-signature">Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR<span>, Retired & Shelley Marie Spokane, WA ****************************** <a target="_blank" href="http://www.racingagainstautism.com">http://www.racingagainstautism.com</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.teampanteraracing.com">http://www.teampanteraracing.com</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism">http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism</a></span></pre> <br> On 2/16/2011 11:50, John Bentley wrote: <blockquote type="cite"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font:inherit;"
valign="top">Asa,<br> <br> Just remove the charcoal canister and plug the vapor line at the gas tank. You should have one breather element (can get from K&N) and a fill cap. That's all you need to do.<br> <br> JB<br> <br> <br> --- On <b>Tue, 2/15/11, Asa Jay Laughton <i><a rel="nofollow" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" ymailto="mailto:asajay@asajay.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:asajay@asajay.com"><asajay@asajay.com></a></i></b> wrote:<br> <blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px;"><br> From: Asa Jay Laughton <a rel="nofollow" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" ymailto="mailto:asajay@asajay.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:asajay@asajay.com"><asajay@asajay.com></a><br>
Subject: [TPR] Valve cover breathers<br> To: <a rel="nofollow" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" ymailto="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a><br> Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 8:52 PM<br> <br> <div class="plainMail">If I remove the stock air cleaner from my 351C engine in the Pantera, in <br> order to install a K&N drop-base air cleaner with filter and filter <br> top... I will have two hoses that go nowhere.<br> - oil fill cap breather hose to stock air cleaner<br> - charcoal canister vent tube to stock air cleaner<br> <br> What's a guy to do?<br> <br> I see there are some nice breathers available but what
is the best <br> recommended solution to my predicament? Should I get a simple push-in <br> breather that I can put in the oil fill cap? Is there a better breather <br> solution that can replace the cap? How did -you- do it?<br> <br> Then, what about that pesky charcoal canister? Should I simply remove <br> it and place it gently on a shelf with a tag for future restoration? If <br> I do that, what do I do with the vent hose from the fuel tank?<br> <br> I feel like such a novice.<br> <br> Asa Jay<br> <br> -- <br> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired<br>
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