Can I remove this without any ill effects?

[bizzo15]

When I replaced all my rotted out brake lines with all new stainless I discovered that I had a fuel line that ran from the tank to this

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was completely rotted out and not even connected to the gas tank so I cut the majority of the line out. Can I just removed the whole damn thing since it isn't working? My truck is a 1991 so it doesn't require emissions testing.

 

[Swims350]

If it was already rotted away and not connected go for it just make sure to plug it by the tbi/carb unit because it's a vacuum leak if not. It's been a vac. leak if it's rotted away because it's purpose is to pull fumes from the tank and suck them into the tbi or carb and put em in and burn em. if it's unhooked or rotted, it's just sucking air.

 

[bizzo15]

ok so I can just remove all that junk and plug the vac line going into the tbi

 

[1990GMCSIERRA]

yes.......

 

[Swims350]

yes sir, it's not doing anything if it was already rusted, might even help you out since basically you had a vac. leak.

 

[bizzo15]

alright then next day off from work I'm ripping all that **** out

 

[Swims350]

I'm thinking about taking mine out lol but mines all in working order that I know of. I would have left the line open to vent, but if it was that close to the tank you'd get fumes in the truck, so I think I'd put some rubber hose on it and run it to the front and let it vent. I did that to my 85 monte carlo and dad's 84, just put a rubber line on it and bent it downward, ran it under the vehicle to vent.

 

[bizzo15]

your talking about where it comes out of the tank? right now that line is just sitting there uncapped

 

[Swims350]

yea, but you might get fumes come out of it and smell it in the cab, I'd hook a piece of rubber hose to it and that would attach it back to the line that runs up front, remove the can, you'll see the metal line that comes up to a 90 degree bend, pointing straight up towards the hood, put ya a piece of rubber line or a breather cap on it, or both, and then I'd bend it down so it points towards the grille, and route it under the inner fender or whatever you want, that's how I did the 84 c10 and the 95 mcss.

seriously thinking of doing my 88 that way, it's line is all pieced together and looks like crap.

 

[bizzo15]

well the problem is the hard line that runs from the tank to the canister is rotted away, as in completely gone. My plan was to remove the whole system and just cap off the line coming out of the gas tank and the vacuum line going into the tbi.