Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 09:51:03 -0400 From: Steven Brezina <sbrezinanopsamtext.com> Subject: Re: 87-900: Should there be pressure in the gas tank?
My '88 8v has the same intermittent problem with left turns on low fuel. I figure the fuel is sloshing away from the pump during left turns. I thought about replacing the pump, but I've just gotten into the habit of keeping it more than 1/3 full. No gas smell in the cabin though (knock on wood). Steve Ken Christensen wrote: >Hello all, I have a 1987 Saab 900 base model. I continue to have problems >with fuel smell and the car "cutting out" on left turns when low on fuel. I >have noticed that when I take the gas cap off there is NEVER any pressure >(i.e., you don't hear a pffffffffffffft sound). Should there be pressure in >the gas tank? There is on all other makes of cars I have ever owned. Is >this (lack of pressure) a clue that there is a leak somewhere in the top of >the tank (if it were bottom of the tank I would expect to see gasoline on >the floor)? > >Thanks! > > >Ken Christensen > > > >
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