[urq] Fuel tank vent issues?

[Keith Lloyd]

Jon
It might be vacuum you heard whoosh rather than pressure and yes the venting pipework of the tank is the likely culprit. Shouldnt be dangerous but will be annoying if you have to keep stopping to release the cap until resolved properly. 
Regards
Keith
'87 WR

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> On 25 Feb 2015, at 02:27, "Jon Archibald" <talisman05 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi, been driving my car (85 w/3b) to work this week. Today on the way home
> the car simply died at a stoplight. I was able to get it to restart but had
> to feather the throttle to keep it on while it ran roughly, similar to when
> I had a high pressure fuel line rupture. Made it home at which point it
> then idled fine. Decided to get some fresh gas (it was down to about 1/8)
> and when I opened the gas cap it went POOF! Releasing pressurized air.
> Drove the few miles home and opened the gas cap again, no poof.
> 
> Questions:
> 1) Is this likely a failure of the little check valve just over the tank?
> Would pressure buildup in the tank cause the stall? If so why did it come
> back to life after nursing along for 1/4 mile?
> 
> 2)I'm assuming dangerous to drive this way until I get it figured out?
> 
> I would like to drive the car until the weekend, but have a feeling I
> should park it until I get to the bottom of this.
> 
> Any halp appreciated.
> 
> -Jon
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