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General Category => CF Bedford Chat => Topic started by: hotrod on June 19, 2012, 05:29:12 PM

Title: whats the tower for??
Post by: hotrod on June 19, 2012, 05:29:12 PM
Here we have two standard cf tanks
one with 'tower' one without
what is the tower for and what is the extra pipe at top of tower for??

as mine is rusty inside and spare (with Tower) is shiny inside
Title: Re: whats the tower for??
Post by: BusyKiwi on June 19, 2012, 05:55:07 PM
Have never seen that before. My guess would be breather or diesel/fuel injection return
Title: Re: whats the tower for??
Post by: Warren on June 19, 2012, 05:57:10 PM
Isn't it where the flux capacitor for the hyper drive connects in  ???

Worth at least 1 fith of the speed of dark matter displacement when the beddy hits 88 mph...........so it will never work.....the beddy would be pushing it to do 70 :)
Title: Re: whats the tower for??
Post by: ShaneJ on June 19, 2012, 07:02:35 PM
Its just a breather to allow all the air to escape the tank when filling up. The hose on the top goes up to the filler housing on the side of your van.
Title: Re: whats the tower for??
Post by: Bedfordcrazy on June 19, 2012, 07:12:36 PM
Hey Shane, what happened with the new site, is it still going ahead, some of the ideas from members would be great to have on here.

george
Title: Re: whats the tower for??
Post by: hotrod on June 19, 2012, 07:31:41 PM
Its just a breather to allow all the air to escape the tank when filling up. The hose on the top goes up to the filler housing on the side of your van.

Just checking

one next to  sender unit is fuel pickup
one other side of tower is breather that goes to side of van
and one on top of tower is same??

that said, I can block off the one on top of tower as I don't need two??
Title: Re: whats the tower for??
Post by: restoreid on June 19, 2012, 07:40:04 PM
Id use the one on the tower it would allow the air out betterThe standard one doesent seem to let air out quick enough I have to fill mine real slow otherwise it blows back & I waste fuel
Title: Re: whats the tower for??
Post by: ShaneJ on June 19, 2012, 09:06:57 PM
The following was how mine was setup:

The one next to  sender unit was fuel pickup.
The one other side of the tower was the return from the engine.
And the one on top of tower goes to the filler on the side of the van.
Title: Re: whats the tower for??
Post by: restoreid on June 19, 2012, 09:18:28 PM
What year model was that
Title: Re: whats the tower for??
Post by: ShaneJ on June 19, 2012, 09:45:17 PM
Good question. I cant remember what year mine is. 76 maybe??
Title: Re: whats the tower for??
Post by: restoreid on June 20, 2012, 08:16:06 AM
My camper is a 76 & doesnt have it What I was curious about was the return line from carby That's a 80es thing isnt it
Title: Re: whats the tower for??
Post by: Bas / NZ on June 20, 2012, 11:22:05 AM
On a Bedford who knows........... :D
Title: Re: whats the tower for??
Post by: Merlin on June 20, 2012, 03:16:38 PM
after 74' the tank had to be vented to the carbon canister for emissions so i think that is the fuel vapour outlet .the engine ,carby & fuel tank had to be closed loop ventilation ,meaning they vented to the carbon canister and then the carby siphoned the fumes into the engine to be burnt suposedly to reduce emissions ????   Cheers Neil
Title: Re: whats the tower for??
Post by: Marishka on June 20, 2012, 05:29:14 PM
makes sence, :D ??? ;) :D
cant have any fuel vapors or poisonous gas escaping into the poisonous atmessphere can we? lol.
its really good as well how Julyer Gil lard as put a carbon thinngy on to clean up that poisonous atmessphere hey?
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