jimmyrjm Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Hi guys! I was just curious as to where the black wire (which is shown below in pics) goes to? I know it screws into the filler cap, but where does the other end go to?? And what is it for? Any help would be much appreciated! Cheers, Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Jim someone is pulling your plonker, Ha !! thats a advance retard pipe joins the carb throttle take off to the dizzy vacuum capsule cant see why it would be anywhere near any filler cap ,, was someone trying to modify the cap breather some how ???? cant see this makes any sense ....who knows but does a gt6 have some spillage drain off to dump splashed filling tis a bit small for that idea Doug what do you think ???? pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyrjm Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Jim someone is pulling your plonker, Ha !! thats a advance retard pipe joins the carb throttle take off to the dizzy vacuum capsule cant see why it would be anywhere near any filler cap ,, was someone trying to modify the cap breather some how ???? cant see this makes any sense ....who knows pete Really!? Haha it was marked 'fuel' on the cable when I took it off years ago!! Regards, Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Nope! Not got one of those, where can I get one? My vacuum pipe has elbows on both ends, this doesn't, in fact it looks a bit like 216015 on this Canley diagram. http://www.canleyclassics.com/triumph-gt6-mkiii-petrol-system-all-markets-except-usa/ Although I have to say I don't recognise this as my mk3 tank, I haven't got 216015 maybe they scrapped it for late models? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Well from Dougs Canley link its the same as a dizzy pipe but used for a tank breather so I dont know.... and Dougs not got one so a picture tells a thousand words pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyrjm Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Well from Dougs Canley link its the same as a dizzy pipe but used for a tank breather so I dont know.... and Dougs not got one so a picture tells a thousand words pete Thanks for supplying the diagram! Helped a lot so its just a breather pipe for the fuel tank which is situated under the fuel tank and to a grommet. Thanks a lot! Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Had a look at Rimmers, they sell re-con fuel tanks. It appears early mk3s and late mk3s have different tanks. Canleys on the other hand only show one tank for mk3. So I guess Jim has the Canley tank and I have the late mk3 version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Tanks for the memories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gully Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 I have that on mine - as you say, it's a breather through to below the tank. The diagram also shows the breather / pipe connecting from the bottom of the filler housing to take any over-filled / spilt fuel from the hole in the bottom of the filler housing through to the gauge float switch. Most of the sender units no longer have the attachment, so the pipe was initially missing on mine, which meant the fuel going into the bottom of the rear wing and stinking out the car as it evaporated! Added a pipe and took that through the bottom of the floor via a grommet too, but a better solution may have been to block up altogether: however, I wasn't sure if it functioned as a tank breather too. Gully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Yes true but the small bore tube in the photo as Pete rightly said is the one off the vacuum advance retard mechanism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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