Great start to a monday (sarcastic)
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Originally Posted by Trev1006
Maybe wait for cruiser54 to get on, he is a genius with OEM tech. He would probably know the evap system in and out.
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Originally Posted by sportrider
did you over fill your tank, if you just topped off (and I mean TOPPED off) you could have overfilled your tank filling the vent lines and charcoal canister. if thats what happened you'll smell fuel until you burn enough to draw the fuel out of the EVAP system.
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Kinda long shot fix, but.. If you have the plastic tank it is equipped with a screw on top. You can use a long flathead screwdriver and hammer to tap it tight. Mine was loose (twice) and fuel smell and some spillage when filling tank were symptoms.. As you said, this was when affording a full tank wasn't an issue, but it might be worthy of the 5 min to check.
Edit- oh yea, hope ur day ends better than started man.
Edit- oh yea, hope ur day ends better than started man.
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Originally Posted by VTJeep
Kinda long shot fix, but.. If you have the plastic tank it is equipped with a screw on top. You can use a long flathead screwdriver and hammer to tap it tight. Mine was loose (twice) and fuel smell and some spillage when filling tank were symptoms.. As you said, this was when affording a full tank wasn't an issue, but it might be worthy of the 5 min to check.
Edit- oh yea, hope ur day ends better than started man.
Edit- oh yea, hope ur day ends better than started man.
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Originally Posted by VTJeep
Kinda long shot fix, but.. If you have the plastic tank it is equipped with a screw on top. You can use a long flathead screwdriver and hammer to tap it tight. Mine was loose (twice) and fuel smell and some spillage when filling tank were symptoms.. As you said, this was when affording a full tank wasn't an issue, but it might be worthy of the 5 min to check.
Edit- oh yea, hope ur day ends better than started man.
Edit- oh yea, hope ur day ends better than started man.
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