Re: [AMC-list] [BaadAssGremlins] Re: amc eagle vented gas caps

["Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If we weren't flooding again (and electricity still up, lightning not problem but under tornado warning and flood warning!) I would take a photo of the page in the big AMC dealers book I mentioned earlier showing the fuel illustrations which shows the small solenoid disconnected thing in back under the car, but also shows return fuel line. 

Interesting is that my 82 white Eagle has this return line disconnected under the hood, the fuel filter originally was same type on my wife's 88 Eagle, one line in....two lines out, one of them goes to carb the other returns to tank. I put single in, single out fuel filter on this when I ripped out a pile of useless emissions items on the car 10 years ago and about 100,000 miles ago. The car is emissions exempt so no problems there. But has tons more horsepower after I did that a decade ago. But no problems with the 'whoosh' effect on this white 82 Eagle when i remove gas cap regardless of how hot in Houston.
Eddie Stakes
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Terry Atkins 
  To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 7:59 PM
  Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: [AMC-list] amc eagle vented gas caps




        I don't think the newer tanks with the screw on gas caps are vented are they. I know when we had the emission testing they use to do a pressure test on the gas tank.
        Terry

        --- On Thu, 10/29/09, Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


          From: Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: [AMC-list] amc eagle vented gas caps
          To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
          Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009, 7:44 PM


            
          I looked in the illustrated huge (foot long!) dealer order catalog I have while is nothing but illustrations for 83-87 Eagles, and it shows the gas tank, lines, and vents. I am guessing the vent on very center top of the tank might be plugged, don't know. But this would not explain same effect I guess on other earlier AMCs I have same problem with, especially during 'summer' April thru October!
          Eddie Stakes
          713.464.8825
          eddiestakes@ planethoustonamx .com
          www.planethoustonam x.com

            ----- Original Message ----- 
            From: Paul Hancock 
            To: BaadAssGremlins@ yahoogroups. com 
            Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 5:47 PM
            Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: [AMC-list] amc eagle vented gas caps


                   Eddie . Check your owners or shop manual. Some cars use em some don't , you also might have a glogged line somewhere. Put a non vented one on my 65 dodge and it sucked up the bottom as it emptied and broke a seam . Paul

                  --- On Thu, 10/29/09, Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@ planethoustonamx .com> wrote:


                    From: Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@ planethoustonamx ..com>
                    Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: [AMC-list] amc eagle vented gas caps
                    To: "Ken Ames" <ameskg@telus. net>, "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@amc- list.com>
                    Cc: baadAssGremlins@ yahoogroups. com
                    Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009, 5:05 PM


                      
                    Hi Ken, no, the gas vapor recovery is gone. The car does have a gas return line, one fuel 
                    line to carb, the other for overflow(?) back to tank however. The car passed emissions no 
                    problem. This air in tank sometimes also happens on some of my other AMC models also, even 
                    the 68 Rebel convertible 'Machine' sometimes has this 'whoosh!' effect when opening the 
                    gas cap.
                    Eddie Stakes
                    713.464.8825
                    eddiestakes@ planethoustonamx .com
                    www.planethoustonam x.com

                    ----- Original Message ----- 
                    From: "Ken Ames" <ameskg@telus. net>
                    To: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@ planethoustonamx ..com>; "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and 
                    family" <amc-list@amc- list.com>
                    Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 2:31 PM
                    Subject: Re: [AMC-list] amc eagle vented gas caps

                    > Wouldn't a vented cap kind of defeat the gasoline vapour recovery system
                    > (charcoal canister, etc.)? Perhaps one of the vapour lines is blocked.
                    >
                    > I know my Nissan (and several newer cars) always seem to have pressure in the
                    > tank. Some will even give an emissions error code if the cap is not tight or is
                    > missing.
                    >
                    > A cap from perhaps the early 70s or earlier would work.
                    >
                    > Ken
                    >
                    >
                    > Quoting Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@ planethoustonamx .com>:
                    >
                    >> Is there a gas cap made for AMC Eagle that is Vented? For whatever reason,
                    >> sometimes,
                    >> especially on hot days, you can take the gas cap off one of our Eagles and it
                    >> literally
                    >> will blow off in your hand from pressure. I think it probably has to do with
                    >> oxygenated
                    >> gas that is used in Houston.
                    >>
                    >> A report on one of the local television stations a few weeks ago was talking
                    >> about the
                    >> best time to buy gasoline at stations, which is at night, when temps cooler,
                    >> as you get
                    >> what you pay for, as if you fill up during day, you lose some of the gas to
                    >> vaporazion.
                    >> Didn't know that, but gan tell you the gas is bubbly around here foe years
                    >> and many places
                    >> use ethanol mix in gas which (to me) is hardly flammable.
                    >>
                    >> So if anyone has a suggestion or two for vented gas caps for Eagle, let me
                    >> know, you can
                    >> reply here as others might be interested. Thanks in advance to all who might
                    >> reply.
                    >> Eddie Stakes
                    >> 713.464.8825
                    >> eddiestakes@ planethoustonamx .com
                    >> www.planethoustonam x.com
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