[Shotimes] Need advice on SHO problem.

[Steve Weinrich]

Is the air hissing INTO or OUT OF the gas tank.

If into the tank, replace your gas cap.  If outward, it's not abnormal.

The gas caps in your generation car has an air inlet vent that lets air INTO
(but not out of) the tank to replace the volume of fuel consumed.

If the inlet valve in the cap fails, you will suffer fuel starvation as the
tank becomes a vacuum.

Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "WILLIAM HULAN" <wrhulan@hotmail.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 8:18 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Need advice on SHO problem.


> Oh great fountains of SHO knowledge,
>
> Sorry about the long post...please don't flame me about "Read the
> manual"...I work 2 jobs and have very little time to read or surf.
>
> I appreciate all the emails about the rear bumper problem I had, I ended
up
> using a "zip tie" to temporarily band-aid the problem.
>
> Here's the new problem, first the scenario.....Hot day, a/c on, car
running
> fine, then car dies....will not restart...sounds like not getting
gas.....I
> have a great (I don't know where it's from) thought.....open the gas
> cap....hissing sound....get back in car...it starts first try.....tighten
> gas cap...drive about a mile...dies again....open gas cap...car
> starts....leave gas cap on but not tight...car runs ok.
>
> I thought it was the fuel pump....AutoZone pulled the codes several months
> ago and had 02 sensor problems, and fuel pump circuit open...or something
> like that. I bought the fuel pump and had a garage put it in...(total
> cost...$60 for pump....$75 for labor)....it quit humming...now the car is
> really quiet...but after driving awhile with a/c on and gas cap tight...it
> died again. I know I needed the pump but I couldn't really afford it.
>
> SO! What is everyone's verdict....I trust the garage, and they seem
> reasonable on price...so they can change parts for very little money....I
> don't have the money to have them diagnose the problem, and then pay for
the
> parts and labor...So I have come to the list. "Again".
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Bill '94 ATX 3.2L
>
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