Fuel tank pressure

[Jim Haseltine]

Blocked vent pipe? FWIR it runs forward under the car - ideal for picking up
enough cr*p to block it. Wouldn't expect +ve pressure though - is the bus
standing in direct sunlight all the time or perhaps an exhaust leak warming
the tank?
Don't laugh - I've seen it happen to Fords.

Jim Haseltine

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Payne" <phil at isham-research.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 5:30 PM
Subject: Fuel tank pressure


> People have commented on this before ...
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> I had the head replaced on the MC-2 in Germany - after it was done, we had
to richen the mixture by two full turns to get it to run.  I think there's a
leak somewhere - it doesn't half whistle at full chat.
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> But the real novelty - SERIOUS fuel tank presurisation.  Not just the
little gust - significant escape when the filler is unscrewed, and enough
pressure when it clears the threads to knock it out of my hand!
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> Any ideas?  I'm on 'nomail' this week, so copies would be appreciated -
but I'll look in the archives in  couple of days anyway.
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