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PostPosted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:01 pm 
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Ok, going to try this Fuel Cell out. But it has 3 places for conections. one of the bottom ones for supply. Then bottom or top for return? And do I just want to plug the third?

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:46 pm 
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Just cap the extra with an AN cap. Make sure you vent it.

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Your not going to like that cap. No one seems to listen. :? Water and dirt in and gas out, no way around it.
Make sure you have a roll over vent for it.

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Ok the top port with plastic on it is rollover vent, other 3 are just open. How do i vent it?

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No one knows how I should plumb this? Ok, I'm not buying it, someones holding out on me.

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I would run a line up a frame tube and loop it down and Install a small inline fuel filter on the end to keep dirt out.

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Ok the top port with plastic on it is rollover vent, other 3 are just open. How do i vent it?

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Thanks Steve. Ok, vents covered. Which one should I use for return? Bottom or top? Then I plug the leftover i guess :roll:

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Top is return, bottom is outlet, other bottom can be used for supplement fuel supply system for use with big nitrous kit.
Put you a 400hp Big Shot on it, then you can use all three ports of your fuelcell. :mrgreen:

And Madmike aint joking about that lid. Lets water in. Seen it happen on a buddys drag car when he let his kids wash it :roll: :lol: .


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I have my supply and return both on bottom :|

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Your not going to like that cap. No one seems to listen. :? Water and dirt in and gas out, no way around it.
Make sure you have a roll over vent for it.


Ok, do I have any mod options? Or just want to cover it to protect it from the elements? And it has the rollover vent.

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Ive got a pair of these 4 gallon cells for the single seater. I was going to put shower caps on them to keep crap out. Maybe you can duct tape plastic over the cap.

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Thinking of a diamond plate lid, this is going to be in a trunk. Yes Larry, more weight :mrgreen:

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something like this, mike has posted it a trillion times, everyone and their mother should be aware!! plus those caps that are on it are a royal pain in the ass, the gasket always slips and the caps get stuck, the plastic snaps on the levers, yadda yadda yadda


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nitro_mudder wrote:
Ok, going to try this Fuel Cell out. But it has 3 places for conections. one of the bottom ones for supply. Then bottom or top for return? And do I just want to plug the third?

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Damn Nitro, I guess you're trying to get some bling bling! That is a nice-looking cell, I use a 8-gallon cell and it only has 3 ports in it, I used the top for a vent and the bottom 2 for supply and return. The vent uses a -6an fitting and the bottom 2 uses a -8an fitting, I bought me a new one and it is a natural finish instead of black and I can see how much fuel I have in the cell without worrying about running out, I only ran out one time and it sucks really bad where it happened at too. The cap is a pain sometimes and I modified it to make it easier to remove and added extra gasket to help keep the debris out, I usually only put fuel in it when the buggy is clean and you will also need to run a good in-line filters as well, I have 2 in-line for my supply, one is a 10 micron and the other is a 1 micron, I never had a jet or any carb problems since I ran this setup, make sure you put some shut-off valves for your supply and whatever you are going to use the other port on the bottom for. What pump are you running??

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I run a cadilac pump of some sorts. This tan has a sending unit so I will end up hooking up a fuel gage :mrgreen:

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nitro_mudder wrote:
I run a Cadillac pump of some sorts. This tank has a sending unit so I will end up hooking up a fuel gauge :mrgreen:

If you're going to use a gauge, use a ohm meter to check the resistance of the metering device full and empty and that way you will know what gauge to get, they make all kinds of different gauges depending on the make of the vehicle, it should tell you what kind to get with the paper the cell came with.

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Well no paper, I'll ohm it out with my fluke. Thanks chad.
p.s. get your arse down to stony lonsome :mrgreen:

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Well no paper, I'll ohm it out with my fluke. Thanks chad.
p.s. get your arse down to stony lonsome :mrgreen:


I could go, but will to bring my 4-wheeler that damn near tore my knee off, so the 4-wheeler is out of the question :oops: :lol: :lol: My buggy is not ready yet :oops: :oops:

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Those cells use a GM gauge. I think its 0-90 ohm's

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Baddvw wrote:
nitro_mudder wrote:
I run a Cadillac pump of some sorts. This tank has a sending unit so I will end up hooking up a fuel gauge :mrgreen:

If you're going to use a gauge, use a ohm meter to check the resistance of the metering device full and empty and that way you will know what gauge to get, they make all kinds of different gauges depending on the make of the vehicle, it should tell you what kind to get with the paper the cell came with.


It has the gm sending unit in it, 0 - 90 ohms, 0 ohms empty 90 ohms full.

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