What's this tube for?

[Christien]

In the voice of Nick Riviera, "what the hell is that?"

and why is it hanging loose?



TIA
Chris

[Zeke]

pic?

EDIT: Sorry, I didn't see the pic. Something is extremely slow today; me. Pelican or my ISP.

Anyway, it's either the brake resevoir overflow or one of the tubes to the plastic box under the cowel. Pull it up along the inside to the fender and see about where it reaches, If at the resevoir and there's no tube, that's your answer. Up further, it's part of the gas fume recirculation hose mess of tubes.

[Bill Verburg]

looks like a battery vent, one end goes to the battery the other is open under the car.

[Christien]

Is the pic not visible? The post looks fine when I view it - maybe it's just cached on my computer or something. Anyway, here it is again.

[Christien]

Should've said in the original post - I'm curious if it's part of the gas circulation system, and may be related to my (still unresolved) fuel leak issues (though the gas isn't leaking under the front hood). Anyway, out the door right now, I'll check on where the hose goes later tonight.

Thanks Bill & Milt for the help!

Chris

[Zeke]

Here's a pic of the entire plastic hose part of the recirculation inside the trunk. The upper dash/cowel end is at the left and what's missing is the rectangular box. The big hose goes to the tank, the one that hooks goes to the filler neck. Bottom goes thru the inner fender to under the fender thru a steel transition as does the filler neck piece.

Rubber hoses with the fabric covering go to the charcoal cansister. There are 3 of those, 3 large and one small. I will get the ID's and OD 's of the clear plastic as soon as I can.



There are only 2 more hoses in the early chasis that I know of and one is the washer hose from the pump/tank. The other is the overflow resevoir hose. They travel together along the fender bolts. I'm gonna bet heavily that the one you show is the overflow because of the length at where it sits and the way it hooks around. When connected, mine makes a 180* bend at the top.

[porschett]

headlight washer?

[randywebb]

looks too small in dia. to be the fuel vent hoses

[copper]

Chris

What area are you finding the fuel leak in?

Jim

[Christien]

Thanks for all the replies, especially Milt for the added details. It was the washer fluid hose. Easy enough to trace to the underside of whatever the piece is called between the windshield and the hood, then look at the reservoir bottle and hey, nothing coming out of it. Must have come off when I pulled the battery out.

Jim, the fuel leak is coming from somewhere on the underside of the engine. Started after I replaced a leaky fuel pump. Dry as a bone all around the base of the carbs, can't see fuel anywhere when you're looking at the engine, but it's pouring out underneath. It weeps down the muffler and drips from there, on both the left and right. I'll have to pull the muffler off I think to get a better look to diagnose, but I'm highly suspicious that something got sent through the fuel line when I changed the pump that somehow is blocking the gas from getting into the lines going into the carbs. The engine cranks but won't catch, and the gas drips very quickly. I haven't done much about it as the car's off the road for the winter, and my garage isn't heated. It's not a lot of fun lying on your back getting soaked in gas in -10 weather. There was a thread about it a couple weeks ago where I got tons of good suggestions: More @#$& fuel leaking!

Chris

[copper]

Hopefully it's not a case of a carb teardown. With any luck, it's something simple. In any case, you gotta get her ready for some good runs this spring. There's a couple of us out here London way, and there's you and a couple others in Stoney Creek and Burlington.

Once the weather is good, we should all get together and go for a cruise, take some photos and have a barbeque and beverages. I'll offer my place and supply the burgers and beer.

Jim

[Christien]

Jim, you SOB I've got the worst case of cabin fever, and you just put visions of sun, heat and speed through my head. It snowed half a foot here last night, and I'm shivering in the garage figuring out what this #$% hose is. All I can think is "I can't wait for spring, I can't wait for spring"! (maybe I should click my heels together 3 times).

That absolutely sounds like a great plan once the good weather's here! The car will be ready, tuned, with fresh oil for the first rainstorm to clear the salt off the roads.

Chris