[AT] Tractor hauler question.

[Richard Fink Sr]

If it is 83 with carb. it will have a vent on the tank small hose 
comes up and hooks to the frame. Has a small cap like on it. That is 
what is on my 83 with duel tanks.
R Fink




At 11:27 AM 8/25/2008 -0400, you wrote:

>Farmer, is it a Carb or a throttle body injection?  Fuel injection 
>often has presurized fuel tanks.  If it is a carb, did the truck 
>come with a carb originally?  I would tink that a carbureted engine 
>would use a fuel tank with a vent.  Maybe the fuel system has been 
>altered since new.  Also, make sure that the tank doesn't have a 
>vent that is clogged up.  The vent may be in the cap or somewhere 
>else.> 11. Tractor hauler question. (Francis Robinson)> My old 1983 
>Ford F150 farm pickup (carbed 302 with auto/overdrive) that seldom 
>is driven more than a few miles at a time except when pulling the 
>gypsy wagon (usually hauling my CUB) uses a fair amount of fuel. Of 
>course even empty the gypsy wagon is a little like pulling a 
>parachute. The thing I noticed today was that it had a substantial 
>amount of pressure in the fuel tank when I stopped for gas today 
>coming home from Portland. I know that some of the later vehicles do 
>that but I thought that it was too old for that. I don't rec!
>  all my other 1983 (300-6) F150 ever doing that. I rarely stop for 
> gas on trips with it except at starting out for the day so I never 
> had occasion to notice it before. I was wondering if all of that 
> pressure was maybe pushing too much fuel past the float valve? It 
> seemed a lot higher than I had seen on other tanks with pressure 
> build-up. Is a high pressure normal on that age and configuration 
> or do I need a cap that is vented both directions? I'm!> not used 
> to this new fangled stuff... ;-)> farmer> > Francis Robinson> 
> Central Indiana USA> robinson46176 at hotmail.com
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