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vwfye
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 Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 11:17 am Post subject: Weird fuel issue... |
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I filled my tank the other day and while washing my windows, almost a gallon of fuel pushed out and hit the ground through the spare tire we'll.
PANICK!!!
I found the source was the vent line. Anyone ever seen this before? In all my VW years, I have never experienced this.
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modoc_333
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 7:18 pm Post subject: Re: Weird fuel issue... |
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| Do you mean you were washing windows while the pump was running and this happened? I wouldn't set the catch on the pump and leave it running. Just hold the handle. I dont think the Ghia caused this. It happened on my wife's 2021 4Runner a while back. The shut off didn't work and it poured gas from the relief valve. Could happen to anything but I would think the pressure release on the Ghia is even more likely to not shut off the pump |
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vwfye
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 9:51 pm Post subject: Re: Weird fuel issue... |
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No, it was after pumping gas
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wagen19
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2025 1:48 am Post subject: Re: Weird fuel issue... |
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| vwfye wrote: |
| No, it was after pumping gas |
Imo, that´s quite normal, if you have refuled the tank up to the cap with cold gas and parked in the sun just after. >> Physics, thermal expansion, nothing else! |
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vwfye
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2025 12:23 pm Post subject: Re: Weird fuel issue... |
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This was within 5 min, at night, of filling the tank.
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