According to Barry Schwartz:
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> >When opening my fuel filler-cap, I get a major SWOOSH of air going in. Am I
> >correct in assuming that this swoosh is NOT desirable (and indicative of
> >some blockage in the canisters/lines/restrictors/vapor separator)?
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> Yes on both accounts. Something is blocking the "vent" and if not
> corrected, you stand a very good chance of permanently collapsing the tank -
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I don't know, I've run mine all the way down to empty without it ever
even flexing the sides of the tank inward and mine goes SWOOSH everytime
I open it at the pumps. I think a small vacuum is normal and part of
the pollution system (fuel evaporative loss). I will have to look and
see if there is anything in my manuals. Maybe not as my shop manual is
actually for models other than "federal".
bill
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