

| Subject: | Post gas tank/system reseal - vacuum in gas tank |
| From: | Steve Williams |
| Date: | Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:18:07 -0700 |
Hi, Obviously my gas tank reseal and replacement of gas lines is working great because now my gas tank builds up a vacuum while I'm driving. When I stop, at some point afterwards I get a large thunk as it pops back into shape. If I take the gas cap off shortly after driving (eg: to put gas in it), a large hiss and thunk as the vacuum is broken. Going through the "Green Bible", about the only thing i can see that should be "venting" the gas tank is the charcoal cannister? Does this sound right? Do these charcoal cannisters get plugged? I have no idea where to go from here :-( I guess it's a good problem to have compared to gasoline flowing onto the ground when filling the tank :-) Thanks! Steve Williams (the other one ;-) 1991 2.1 Westfalia
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