Paul_S
Club Member
I had a very interesting conversation with MrF earlier today (thanks Mike!)
I was enquiring about a set of breather hoses for my US import 1971 240Z (there are pretty much no hoses available) but he pointed out that UK cars didn't have all that gubbins and were a lot more simple. He described what they had and I did a little digging.
I came across this blog about a mod the chap did to 'Europeanise' his fuel tank breather. This was his design (from the US version on the left to his design on the right):
This looks like a lot less hassle and a lot cheaper in components! But my question is, do you think there's a need for the lower hose that connects the 2 breather pipes? I can't see what the benefit is and am tempted to just blank off those 2 pipes leaving just the top breather going up to the filler neck, and then down to exit beneath the car.
What do you reckon? And would you happen to know the ID of the pipe I'd need?
Thanks
I was enquiring about a set of breather hoses for my US import 1971 240Z (there are pretty much no hoses available) but he pointed out that UK cars didn't have all that gubbins and were a lot more simple. He described what they had and I did a little digging.
I came across this blog about a mod the chap did to 'Europeanise' his fuel tank breather. This was his design (from the US version on the left to his design on the right):
This looks like a lot less hassle and a lot cheaper in components! But my question is, do you think there's a need for the lower hose that connects the 2 breather pipes? I can't see what the benefit is and am tempted to just blank off those 2 pipes leaving just the top breather going up to the filler neck, and then down to exit beneath the car.
What do you reckon? And would you happen to know the ID of the pipe I'd need?
Thanks