Fule Tap

[Claytonbojo]

hi im just puting on a new petrol tank and i removed the tap to pute on the new tank but as i took the tap out of the tank i thort i would try and see if i could blow through the top to see wether that might be the problem but i couldnt blow? is that normal? im just thinking the tap is bloked?

[Neosophist]

Are you on about the breather pipe in the top of the tank, not the fuel tap on the bottom?

You can't blow into the one on the top, it's a one - way vent.

[Claytonbojo]

Are you on about the breather pipe in the top of the tank, not the fuel tap on the bottom?

You can't blow into the one on the top, it's a one - way vent.

im on about the the tap on the bottom u have the reserve and then u have the normal filter for the tanks but when u try to blow in where the main fule tap connects u cant (its like as if its blocked)

[ibby4585]

Are you on about the breather pipe in the top of the tank, not the fuel tap on the bottom?

You can't blow into the one on the top, it's a one - way vent.

If thats what he meant, you have done far better than me in understanding that!!!

[Neosophist]

It's a vaccumn operated tap, you won't be able to blow into it until you suck on the small vaccumn pipe to open the diaphram.

What problem are you getting?

Most fuel related issues with the VFR's is that the small vacucum pipe breaks and it dosn't open the fuel tap.