Car stalls when Gas cap is removed
I have a 1991 Camaro V8 305 and I noticed that when I remove the gas cap and try to drive it , it stalls and shuts down. I put the cap back on and it starts and has no problems. When I bought it I noticed that a couple of vacuum lines were removed so I replaced them. I also noticed that the purge valve wasn't connected to the canister so I connected it back up to the vacuum lines and the car stalled and shut down. One more thing I have to deal with if I want to drive the car is that I have a very strong fuel smell inside the car if my a/c is on and the car is warmed up. Any ideas?:icon_wcam:
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Possibly your fuel pump output is weak, and the natural pressure inside the tank when the cap is on is enough to give it a boost.
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Fuel pressure test will tell what is going on. Could also be a vacuum issue.
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Would I be getting the strong fuel smell inside the car because my canister solenoid purge valve isn't connected to the vacuum lines or the canister?
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Strong smell? i would not think so. The only time you should have a noticable smell is has the tank warms up. As the air in the tank warms up the fumes would be forced out where ever it can go. I would say a "strong" smell is raw gas evaporating quickly like on something hot. The word strong can vary in meaning so there is no way I can be sure.
Maybe you should take your car in to someone that knows this stuff. If my daughter call me telling me the stuff you are I would tell her to get away from the car and send a tow truck for. I would not even put in my garage in till I tracked down what was going on. Having a car burst into flames at 65 miles per hours is on my list of things I never want to happen to me. |
Originally Posted by vela21975
(Post 680181)
Would I be getting the strong fuel smell inside the car because my canister solenoid purge valve isn't connected to the vacuum lines or the canister?
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Actually I didn't disconnect anything. When I bought the car I looked it over and noticed thats the way it was being driven before I bought it. I will def get it all back together as it should be asap
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theres something wrong with the purge solenoid, likely its stuck open. removing the gas cap is causing a vacuum leak that the engine cant compensate for and stalls. makes sense to me
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