36 went to the electric fuel sender and therfore had the vent tube in the filler neck. '35 had the 32-35 type fuel gauge with the tubes coming right out of the top of the tank and didn't have the vent in the neck
To clarify that, vent is part of the removeable sender unit that incorporates the sender, the tube fittings for gas line and gauge line, and vent. You will not believe the sender, if you haven'r seen it before. It looks like a model of a small refinery cracking rig, and the King-Seeley gauge setup is a confused combination of controlled pressure and parapssychology in its design.
When I replaced my 34 tank the vent came out of the pick up unit. One of the tubes had a small hole so I think that was the vent. Maybe 35s are the same? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=8076&pictureid=76860
Can't remember exactly what the sender part looks like that dropped in the tank, but I can tell you I've fiddled with that damn filler neck on my '35 quite a bit! Mine has a tiny little tube at the top of the neck, right below the cap. I ran a little tube up under the fender. Works fine, but the thing that ****s is trying to put fuel IN that tank! Bubbles and foams up and then pops up out of the neck and spills on the fender. What a PITA! Would love to hear someone's cure for that, if there are any suggestions.
I replaced the original fuel guage on my 35 witha stewart warner sender and it vents thru a stock gas cap. I' ve had it on the road since 1977 so i guess it works.
I have a plastic "Tanks" part with a VDO sender. There wasn't enough of my original tank to salvage. It has a separate vent hose. I have to jack the gas pump hose around at a goofy angle and then take it a little slow when filling or it's bath time.
YEP! Me too!!! All of that... Every now an then I'll get "daring" and let it rip! I always regret it...
Thanks again.... One of the things I'd like to solve is leaking gas around the cap when the tanks is pretty full. This happens when you turn a corner sloshing gas up to the cap. I bought a new Vintique cap and it's not vented...unless I dill a hole in the underside per the instructions, hence this question. I don't want to dill one in case this is a scorce of my leaking problem ? My last cap ( new ) was a Vintique locking cap so it probably vents through the lock, and it leaked a bit if the tank was full. It had a cork gasket and fit tight but still would leak if gas sloshed up to it. I'll try the new unvented cap with a full tank and see what happens...if I run out of gas with a full tank I'll know I need to drill a hole in it. The stock gas gauge has been changed ( not by me ) so it might vent at the cap now ?
The only thing I don't enjoy about driving my '38 Ford pickup is putting gas in the thing. You have to go very slow, I have actually taken note of which local stations have the slowest running pumps and buy my gas there. It's especially bad if I let it get below 1/4 tank and there is a lot of air in the tank.
'32-5 Fords get an unvented cap since vent is at sender and filler is low down. Most places sell same cap for '32-48...why all streetrod '32's spout gas at every move. Just looked in '48 parts book...by then Ford was supplying a later vented cap for '32's, making the leak an official Ford approved feature!
HAHA! The ones that really **** are the ones that have the boot you have to pull up to get it to start. What a nightmare!
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