On Sat, 10 Feb 1996, Robert J. Donahue wrote:
> The gas tank on my TD develops positive pressure. I get quite a whoosh when
> I open the cap. Is this normal? Is there a vent hole clogged somewhere? I
Prior to air pollution controls, I thought all cars had a vent hole in
the gas cap. If yours were plugged, however, I'd think it would
interfere with fuel flow, since pulling gas from the tank would create a
vacuum. Anyway, check for a clogged vent hole in the cap.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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