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05-09-2015, 03:01 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 231
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fuel filler cap
Are the filler caps supposed to be vented?
I am asking because my bus came with out the filler cap, I have it covered with a rag and tape and it is inside the door.
I was wondering if a regular pipe cap would work or if I need to go to a truck dealer to get a replacement.
thanks
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05-09-2015, 09:35 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NUNYA
Posts: 4,236
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: 3800
Engine: DT408, AT545
Rated Cap: 23 500 gvw
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Mine are brass. You might be able to pick one up at a truck parts place.
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05-09-2015, 09:54 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Gonvick MN
Posts: 339
Year: 1975
Chassis: Gillig
Engine: Cat 3208t/10 speed transmission
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Quote:
Originally Posted by c_hasbeen
Are the filler caps supposed to be vented?
I am asking because my bus came with out the filler cap, I have it covered with a rag and tape and it is inside the door.
I was wondering if a regular pipe cap would work or if I need to go to a truck dealer to get a replacement.
thanks
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Your tank is most likely vented.
A pipe cap will work fine.
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05-09-2015, 10:02 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: hills of sw virginia
Posts: 889
Year: 1996
Chassis: thomas
Engine: 8.3 cummins
Rated Cap: 11 window
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my cap has real fine threads, not npt. be carefull not to ruin the threads with the wrong thread.
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05-10-2015, 09:04 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 231
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yea these do actually look fine threads. I will go talk to them at kenworth on Tuesday
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05-10-2015, 09:12 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Stony Plain Alberta Canada
Posts: 2,937
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: 190hp 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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I wish you lived closer. We have a ton of scrap buses. I could have given you a fuel filler cap.
Nat
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05-10-2015, 10:40 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 231
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nat_ster
I wish you lived closer. We have a ton of scrap buses. I could have given you a fuel filler cap.
Nat
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The funny thing is I called the guy who I bought this from because he said he had a bunch of old scrap buses but he would not go look for one.
I will find one close by, I am sure
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05-10-2015, 08:23 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: hills of sw virginia
Posts: 889
Year: 1996
Chassis: thomas
Engine: 8.3 cummins
Rated Cap: 11 window
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i stand corrected, my 96 thomas gas cap is 2" npt, no vent stamped on it.
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05-10-2015, 08:42 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Winlcok, WA
Posts: 2,233
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Short answer, some are and some are not vented.
Putting a vented cap on a tank that is vented can cause some issues.
Putting a non-vented cap on a tank that is not vented can cause other issues.
Just make sure you put the correct one on as it does make a difference.
Also be aware, some are male thread and some are female thread.
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05-11-2015, 07:30 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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crawl under bus and look at tank, see if there is a rubber line coming from top of tank and draped over the side, I have actually pressurized my tank to a couple pounds using a tapered plastic fitting for inner tubes and air mattresses, stuck in that vent hose when filling new filters and bleeding injector lines (do not over pressurize!!!)
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05-11-2015, 07:40 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Florida
Posts: 584
Year: 1988
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: I.H.
Engine: DT360
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bansil
crawl under bus and look at tank, see if there is a rubber line coming from top of tank and draped over the side, I have actually pressurized my tank to a couple pounds using a tapered plastic fitting for inner tubes and air mattresses, stuck in that vent hose when filling new filters and bleeding injector lines (do not over pressurize!!!)
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As I read the first portion, I thought you were talking about filling inner tubes and air mattresses from the gas fumes in the tank. I can picture that. Not good.:icon_e_surprised: Glad you clarified.
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05-11-2015, 10:06 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
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05-12-2015, 06:23 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 231
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I was not able to find a tube hanging over the side of the tank, i called a couple of truck places here in town but they had no reference book.
I put a regular pipe cap on it.
If it is supposed to be vented cap will I notice a vacuum if it is running and I hold my hand over the tube?
maybe a piece of plastic bag?
thanks
Cliff
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05-12-2015, 10:33 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Adirondack Mountains NY
Posts: 1,101
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Quote:
Originally Posted by c_hasbeen
. . . I put a regular pipe cap on it.
If it is supposed to be vented cap will I notice a vacuum if it is running and I hold my hand over the tube?
maybe a piece of plastic bag?
thanks
Cliff
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If it is supposed to be vented but is not, I don't think the fuel draw will be fast enough to feel suction on your hand, but I may be wrong. But once the engine pumps enough fuel out, there will usually be a vacuum that will prevent drawing any more and seem like you ran out of fuel.
As a result, you open the cap and see there is indeed fuel, put the cap back on and voila!, the engine starts and runs again until it doesn't. My snowblower lost a vent spacer in its cap this winter, and with the cap on tight it was pulling this trick until I figured it out.
On the sheet metal passenger car tanks, I have heard that with a strong enough fuel pump the vacuum can collapse the tank instead of starving the engine. But the heavy tank on a bus should be strong enough to resist this.
If the engine will run for an hour with the un-vented pipe cap on the tank, you should not need to add a vent and be good to go.
If you have any doubts, a pinhole in the pipe cap would relieve the vacuum. I'm guessing that 1/8 inch or even smaller might do the trick. I would maybe even start with 1/16 inch. If the bus idles and cruises fine, but seems to starve going up long hills unless you take your foot off the throttle, you might gradually enlarge the vent until you have continuous power at all loads.
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05-13-2015, 06:14 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MNT CITY TN
Posts: 5,158
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Sounds like great advice Redbear
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05-17-2015, 08:11 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Adirondack Mountains NY
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I forgot to add that the effect is greater when the tank is full of fuel, and not nearing empty. If a vacuum is formed, a near-empty tank would try to expand a lot of air just a little bit, and may not cause fuel starvation.
A vacuum caused in a near-full tank would need to expand the little bit of air a lot, and cause a multiplication of the pressure drop and its effects.
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