I'm attempting to find a new cap for the fuel tank of my 1990 Dakota to get it to pass CA smog. I can't for the life of me find one, and my current one is all cracked and pretty close to beyond repair.

See the photos for the piece I'm talking about -- it's the plastic cap that all the hoses connect into. Parts catalogs (rockauto, etc) don't show a replacement and it looks like the design changed in 1990 to a unit that comes with the housing.





Any ideas?

 

I believe its one whole piece with the pump. Would have to replace the entire unit. Glad I don't have inspections in florida.

 

1991+ looks like one unit. The 1990 listings show this image:

 

If they sell the units separate and you cant find a listing for a cap(weird) then your best bet would probably be a boneyard. Someone more qualified than me might know better though.

 

Then I would say look in a junk yard or try and see if a part # is stamped on it. Have you checked with a dealer?

 

I'm pretty sure you can find it here. I don;t know the details about your rig so I searched close to it. You can insert the details and know better what you want.

http://www.factorychryslerparts.com/...=0&searchTerm=

 

If you can seal up the cracks and make it stop leaking, it will pass. If you can't do that, the cheapest option is a junkyard (I'd probably take the whole tank to be sure you don't break something installing or uninstalling the pump module). The best way, of course, is to buy a new fuel pump module and install it. That will also give you the peace of mind that your fuel pump should last for a long time.

 

when I broke the return line off my pump I superglued it back together. its been working fine every since