Gas Tank venting on a 75, How is it different from a 74 Options

[Bartlett 914]

Hi All.

I have 2 cars. My driver is a 75 and a restoration project 74 car. My 75 often stinks of gas. I don't think there are any leaks. I never see fuel anywhere only a smell. The 74 I have has a carbon canister and hoses to the engine. These run thru the fenfer well on the driver's side. The 75 has none of this. There are no holes for hoses to run to the engine. The picture shows my expansion tank. The single hose runs out of the tank to vent under the car just below the spare tire.

Mark

[Dave_Darling]

Mark--look for an extra very small line that runs through the center tunnel. That's where the charcoal cannister line plugged in.

If your car had an engine fire, it stands to reason that the cannister would have been damaged. Plastic and charcoal don't mix well with fire...

Taillight lenses are a lot easier to swap than evap systems. Chances are that your car is a US version, just with different taillight lenses and a missing charcoal cannister.

Dave M, did you call me at work once? I talked to someone who got my NASA phone number one day; he had an early 1970 914-4 with no evap and no provision for the lines. My bet on that one is that they simply left 'em off at the factory--they got confused about which chassis was going to the US and which was staying in Europe.

--DD