fuel tank vent hose on 1988 240 injection..??

Jul 26, 2003 1 Replies
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On my 88 240 injection ,I find the gas in the fuel tank will evapourate slowly , means the fuel gauage will drop slowly even the car didn't move. I find this venting connection  on the  fuel tank   :



1- a rubber hose runs from the fuel tank neck , the other end  goes out to the car. (free to atmosphere) , I'm wondering this will make the gas evapourate.?
2-On the sending unit , there are 3 metal pipe opening , two are for fuelling , the 3rd is blocked by a rubber cap. 

Is this venting system normal ?



Thanks.



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The hose at the filler neck should connect to the hose on the top of the tank (there are various valves etc. to stop fuel leaking out in a rollover) and then these should be connected to a vapour storage canister up under one of the front fenders. There then should be hoses connected to this that are used to draw these vapours into the intake manifold when the engine is running. This system is quite complicated, and you should look at another car as an example to get yours fixed.

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