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Old 12-27-2009
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After 6 months I came back and took my truck out of storage.. When I left it I left it with no bugs or problems. When I get in it a couple weeks ago for the first time and the engine lights on. I had to put gas in it and Isk what happend some of it like straight squirted out.. I kinda ruled that as some sort of venting problem. Now yesterday my gas cap light came on also even though its tight as sh*t... Anyone have this problem or know whats up? All the hoses look ok so idk whats up..
 
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Did you put any type of fuel stabilizer in the gas tank before you put it in storage?
 
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Yea
 
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gas cap prob has a venting problem for the one issue go buy a new stant cap from the auto store
 
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Stant part number is 10832. If your flex fuel its 10832Y.
 
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No idea then.
 
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I know like half of the fuel stabelizer spilled... Does that mean anything?
 
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Your fuel might be bad. Have you gased up yet, since you've been back? When i would go on deployments, i would always put "Stabil" in my tank to keep the fuel good. Otherwise the fuel can go bad and mess some things up.
 
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Yea I have alot because I have been doing some drivin... Yea I put "stabi" in it but like I said like half of it spilled out.. Would of bought more BUT I was leaving early in the AM the next day
 
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Well, it should be flushed out then. . . . . maybe buy some fuel system cleaner, and hopefully it should be fine after.
 
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Yea Ill go buy some stuff today... Thanks bro!
 
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Yeah man.
 
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Welcome back man, glad you made it home safe. Sounds like the gas went bad. Truck is looking really dam nice bud!
 
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Yea thanks mark its deffenitly good to be back

But I ran some seafoam through the tank and went to fill up and It still wants to spit out fuel.. If I go real slow it fine its when I go fast it wants to spit. Also the check engine light is on so Idk if that has anything to do with it but I disconected my Batt to reset the code and the fuel cap one went off but the check engine is still on. It might be bad gas but I have refueled a whole hell of a lot of times. Its like half a tank if I want to go anywhere
 
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The gas is squirting out of the tank back up the filler neck...then its probally something clogged up on the EVAP system, the vent solenoid may not be working properlly
 
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might as well run by the dealer and pick up there version of seafoam..works better than the actual seafoam...lol!!
 
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did you pull the code to see what it was? my truck did something simular after it sat for a year when i was in iraq. these trucks get pissy if you dont drive them. i had a CEL, two leaky axle seals and a bad battery when i got home lol. where was it stored?
 
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Pull the code. It definitely sounds like something is messed up with the EVAP system. It may just be something simple though.

I got a check fuel cap light a while back with a code for an EVAP leak. It turns out the vacuum line for the charcoal canister purge valve had come loose. I plugged it back up and it was fine. I'm not saying this is your problem, it's just an example of how it can be something stupid.
 
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Sounds like spiders or something could have built a little nest in the vent tube while it was parked keeping the evap from working properly.
 
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Yeah, find out what the code is and that will narrow down your potential problem a lot.
 


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