Does anyone have a pic of the correct vented gas cap and also the Ford number used? Thanks
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Not sure if answers both your questions since these things sort of take different paths once started here but its a quick place to start
Only 69/70 GT500's need the recall it seems and indicated by Ford. The correct non vented caps used back in the day are very hard to find. Of course the non vented gas cap is best . If you do the recall venting described in the recall illustration provided in the link then even if you do only have the vented gas cap that came from the factory the chances of excessive fume build up at the vented cap will most likely be negligible. The pressure/gas fumes is going to take the path of least resistance which in this case is the more open pathway of the venting tube compared to the small venting port on the vented gas cap.
FYI if you do add the non vented gas cap you must also do the plumbing for the vent. If the non vented gas cap is used without any kind of additional venting then the gas being sucked out of the gas tank by the fuel pump will not have air to displace it forcing the fuel pump to work much harder and in some cases causing a no run situation.
I have plenty of original nos gas caps for the 69 -70 gt350s but on the gt500s the non vented gas cap is very hard to find and i sent some to chris brown to replate and not all 69-70 gt500s got the recall as this was more of a southern heat belt area that had the heating problems as my purple car came from northern ohio and never had the recall done and the assembly line gas caps are different than service replacements.
Quote from: J_Speegle on May 02, 2021, 03:33:58 PM
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Thanks Jeff as I dropped the ball and didn't search first. Gary
Bob's right about the effect of non-vented cap in the wrong application. Makes the car surge. Happened to me when corrosion plugged the small vent hole in my cap.
good stuff fellas