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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:05 pm    Post subject: Need a vented gas cap. Reply with quote

My 67 bus has developed some fuel related issues related to the fuel tank.

Originally, the buses did not come with a vented fuel tank cap and now as the fuel level decreases in my tank I am developing a vacuum in the fuel tank. I need to find a vented fuel tank cap to solve this problem.

Can anyone direct me to where I can find a vented fuel tank cap for a 67 bus?

I tried Wolfburg West and they did not carry one and could not direct me where to find one.

Help.

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I found a generic one that fits. It says "vented" on it but I am not convinced that it actually is. I sold the bus this one was on but as luck would have it, am actually going to buy one today for my single cab. Let me know if you find it to actually be vented. Sucking through the nipple, I could not tell if it was actually vented or not. scroll down.

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The original cap was vented. Do a search. A vented 60mm cap can be found at any napa. I have one I got for $4 at napa last week
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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The original cap was vented. Do a search. A vented 60mm cap can be found at any napa. I have one I got for $4 at napa last week


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

you could always drill a very tiny hole in the center of the cap until you find a vented cap. you don't want to risk screwing up the tank. i bought a WW cap and it wasn't vented and it caused my original tank to collapse within itself and crack on the bottom. i bought a new tank, drilled a hole in the WW cap and its been problem free ever since.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 3:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ask for a '66 Ford F-100 cap. Same cap as aftermarket Stant.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 4:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes you need a vented cap; your tank will implode and then leak w/o one

look in the classifides; i see og vented logoed caps all the time for 20-30 bucks, sometimes cheaper
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 4:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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The original cap was vented. Do a search. A vented 60mm cap can be found at any napa. I have one I got for $4 at napa last week


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I have a stant 10623. It is vented with a ball (shake it) so it wont leak. Please no one drill a hole in a gas cap when a perfect replacement is available for $5 down the street. My OG cap leaks on sharp lefts. The stant passed the ultimate test (full throttle left hand gravel driveway drifting with a full tank.) Search title only "gas cap" and you can have hours of reading
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 5:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That sounds like exactly what I need. The gas caps on all four of my busses have leaked when the filler neck in on the low side. It's a pain to only pump a couple of gallons and then still have to back into the parking space to keep the cap on the high side.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 6:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Stant caps have two numbera 10623 and 11623 same cap different packaging
Stant caps are the way to they are vented and anti purge. I had leaking fuel problems before. None since installing the new cap
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The cap I have in my spare parts is Napa Balkamp part #703-1220. It is chrome, and has a smooth domed shape. The other is part #703-1033 for these caps (which I wrote on the box for future reference) and as I recall is cad plated with a handle on it. Otherwise they are exactly the same, and they are vented.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 7:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I looked in the LMC Truck catalog and '57-'70 F-100 and 250 pickup inside-cab tank caps (vs side-saddles) are the same as the VW bus vented caps, in case the parts guys don't want to look up VW.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 9:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bought the 10623 today. Local NAPA only had one. Will go to another Monday. Haven't filled the tank yet to test, but I am very optimistic. Thanks so much.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 9:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

rebapuck wrote:
Bought the 10623 today. Local NAPA only had one. Will go to another Monday. Haven't filled the tank yet to test, but I am very optimistic. Thanks so much.


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 7:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Douglas711 wrote:
rebapuck wrote:
Bought the 10623 today. Local NAPA only had one. Will go to another Monday. Haven't filled the tank yet to test, but I am very optimistic. Thanks so much.


money well spent


ironically when you started this post, I had just started rebuilding the fuel system in my single cab. I was having a horrible gas smell inside the cab anytime I drove or filled it up. It would also leak out the fill tube anytime I turned left. Yeah....safe! So, I took out the baywindow tank and am replacing it with a correct split tank. Turns out whoever installed the bay tank didn't plug the vent lines. I guess that explains part of the gas smell. Ill be buying the stant today as well. This thread was perfect timing.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

OMG!!!!!!!

I filled the tank today for the first time in years. NO LEAKING!! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I have been futzing with this problem for 33 years. Even asked a time or two on this forum. All I got was "Just what kind of slope do you park on?"

Now it drives better and sounds better. I am a happy happy girl.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Its a beautiful thing when your gas is not spilling out into your engine bay. I dont know why people value OG gas caps. Mine is in the junk drawer
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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OMG!!!!!!!

I filled the tank today for the first time in years. NO LEAKING!! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I have been futzing with this problem for 33 years. Even asked a time or two on this forum. All I got was "Just what kind of slope do you park on?"

Now it drives better and sounds better. I am a happy happy girl.


I share in your joy! I got mine all back together and I test drove yesterday without a hint of gas! I feel so much safer now. aaahhhh, the simple things in life!
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 7:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bought the 10623 yesterday as well. Works great no gas spillage!
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have to tell a story on myself.

The cap has a sticker on it that says "Remove slowly". So, I veery slowly removed the sticker.
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