FUEL TANK VENT

[jwasnewski]

Merry Christmas to all.
Home here for Christmas after running the Wisconsin and Virginia blizzards.
Interesting to say the least with 3 inches of ice on the roads.
This problem started with my Webasto not firing. I changed the main engine
filters, the Webasto filter and the nozzle. I also cleaned the burn chamber. I
started the bus and it ran for about 5 minutes and shut down. It ran out of
fuel. I opened the Racor and looked inside the secondary fuel filter and empty.
Weird. I then thought alge. I disconnected the inlet fuel line to the Racor and
blew air to the fuel tank. The tank made a stress noise so I quit. Opened the
fill cap and massive amounts of air escaped. I left the fill cap off, primed the
engine, and ran it for an hour no issues. Found a broken fuel line on the
Webasto. Tomorrows project.
Conclusion on the engine problem. I suspect a wasp has built a nest in the fuel
tank vent. Anyone know where to look for the vent on a 90 300 gallon tank. Not
on my drawings.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
Dahlonega, GA

[marvjeanm380]

Leroy:

Do you think it is possible that water had gotten into the vent and frozen?
After being in warmer weather I would give it another try.

Marv
2004 M380
Ocean Shores, WA

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "jwasnewski" wrote:
>
> Merry Christmas to all.
> Home here for Christmas after running the Wisconsin and Virginia blizzards.
Interesting to say the least with 3 inches of ice on the roads.
> This problem started with my Webasto not firing. I changed the main engine
filters, the Webasto filter and the nozzle. I also cleaned the burn chamber. I
started the bus and it ran for about 5 minutes and shut down. It ran out of
fuel. I opened the Racor and looked inside the secondary fuel filter and empty.
Weird. I then thought alge. I disconnected the inlet fuel line to the Racor and
blew air to the fuel tank. The tank made a stress noise so I quit. Opened the
fill cap and massive amounts of air escaped. I left the fill cap off, primed the
engine, and ran it for an hour no issues. Found a broken fuel line on the
Webasto. Tomorrows project.
> Conclusion on the engine problem. I suspect a wasp has built a nest in the
fuel tank vent. Anyone know where to look for the vent on a 90 300 gallon tank.
Not on my drawings.
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
> Dahlonega, GA
>

[Ernie Ekberg]

Leroy, your fuel sender is located in the kitchen about 2 feet away from the cabinets in the floor. There was a screw located on the kickboard that directs you to the sender location. Ernie Ekberg 83PT40 Wanderlodge Weatherford, Tx 817-475-3991 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/erni...gandrepair --- On Wed, 12/23/09, marvjeanm380 wrote: From: marvjeanm380 Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: FUEL TANK VENT To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 5:57 PM Leroy: Do you think it is possible that water had gotten into the vent and frozen? After being in warmer weather I would give it another try. Marv 2004 M380 Ocean Shores, WA --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "jwasnewski" wrote: > > Merry Christmas to all. > Home here for Christmas after running the Wisconsin and Virginia blizzards. Interesting to say the least with 3 inches of ice on the roads. > This problem started with my Webasto not firing. I changed the main engine filters, the Webasto filter and the nozzle. I also cleaned the burn chamber. I started the bus and it ran for about 5 minutes and shut down. It ran out of fuel. I opened the Racor and looked inside the secondary fuel filter and empty. Weird. I then thought alge. I disconnected the inlet fuel line to the Racor and blew air to the fuel tank. The tank made a stress noise so I quit. Opened the fill cap and massive amounts of air escaped. I left the fill cap off, primed the engine, and ran it for an hour no issues. Found a broken fuel line on the Webasto. Tomorrows project. > Conclusion on the engine problem. I suspect a wasp has built a nest in the fuel tank vent. Anyone know where to look for the vent on a 90 300 gallon tank. Not on my drawings. > > Leroy Eckert > 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors > Dahlonega, GA >