MY FUEL CAP VENTED GASOLINE, VIOLENTLY. FUEL RAN DOWN MY BODY PANELS BELOW THE GAS CAP AS VAPOR/LIQUID SPEWED OUT OF THE CAR. IT SEEMS THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS OVER PRESSURIZED. I WAS AT CHINN'S LAKE IN COLORADO. ELEVATION IS ROUGHLY 11,000 FEET. TEMP WAS AROUND 70F. GAS TANK WAS AROUND HALF FULL WITH PREMIUM GAS FROM COSTCO. FROM WH…
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MY FUEL CAP VENTED GASOLINE, VIOLENTLY. FUEL RAN DOWN MY BODY PANELS BELOW THE GAS CAP AS VAPOR/LIQUID SPEWED OUT OF THE CAR. IT SEEMS THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS OVER PRESSURIZED. I WAS AT CHINN'S LAKE IN COLORADO. ELEVATION IS ROUGHLY 11,000 FEET. TEMP WAS AROUND 70F. GAS TANK WAS AROUND HALF FULL WITH PREMIUM GAS FROM COSTCO. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, IT APPEARS THE GASOLINE BEGAN TO BOIL AND NEEDED TO VENT. THIS CAN BE FROM A FAULTY EVAP SYSTEM, AN OVERHEATED FUEL SYSTEM, ETHANOL IN THE GASOLINE, ETC...
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