Having issues with pumping gas into fuel tank.
Inserted the pump nozzle into the filler neck and pumped approximately 5 gallons yesterday. I found it odd that the tank only took approximately 5 gallons.
Our fuel gauge is not always accurate and so we currently use the odometer reading to predict on when we have to pump gas.
We got to 321 miles on the tank and this number is pretty much our guide on when we have to pump.
I drove to "A"zone and hooked up the scanner and got P0440 (Evaporative Emission System).
I got under the truck and noticed that there was a disconnected line to the canister. It looked like it was the vacuum line so I pushed it back into the canister nipple which is labeled "tank".
Scanned again at "A"zone and code P0440 went away. Currently have the Check Engine Light but its a code for the Catalytic Converter.
Decided to go to the gas station to pump again and to see if the disconnected line was the culprit. Issue not resolved.
I then decided to pump very slowly and that appeared to work but not for very long.
Fuel began to spill out of the gas tank and when I looked at the reading on the pump it only showed that I had pumped approximately 1.5 gallons.
Drove home and started to look on the internet for a solution.
I asked my wife again if maybe she forgot to reset the odometer and she is certain that the odometer was reset when she last pumped at the gas station.
I was thinking of first cleaning out the canister to see if charcoal pellets come out and then try to figure out what else is wrong.
There also appears to be a missing hose clamp to the hose which attaches to the filler neck. This hose travels from the gas fill opening to the fuel tank.
Not sure if hose is supposed to be tightly secured to the gas fill area. I also noticed that the ground strap between the gas filler neck and one of the valve holding brackets is gone.
I'm hoping its the canister.
Any advice is greatly appreciated
Inserted the pump nozzle into the filler neck and pumped approximately 5 gallons yesterday. I found it odd that the tank only took approximately 5 gallons.
Our fuel gauge is not always accurate and so we currently use the odometer reading to predict on when we have to pump gas.
We got to 321 miles on the tank and this number is pretty much our guide on when we have to pump.
I drove to "A"zone and hooked up the scanner and got P0440 (Evaporative Emission System).
I got under the truck and noticed that there was a disconnected line to the canister. It looked like it was the vacuum line so I pushed it back into the canister nipple which is labeled "tank".
Scanned again at "A"zone and code P0440 went away. Currently have the Check Engine Light but its a code for the Catalytic Converter.
Decided to go to the gas station to pump again and to see if the disconnected line was the culprit. Issue not resolved.
I then decided to pump very slowly and that appeared to work but not for very long.
Fuel began to spill out of the gas tank and when I looked at the reading on the pump it only showed that I had pumped approximately 1.5 gallons.
Drove home and started to look on the internet for a solution.
I asked my wife again if maybe she forgot to reset the odometer and she is certain that the odometer was reset when she last pumped at the gas station.
I was thinking of first cleaning out the canister to see if charcoal pellets come out and then try to figure out what else is wrong.
There also appears to be a missing hose clamp to the hose which attaches to the filler neck. This hose travels from the gas fill opening to the fuel tank.
Not sure if hose is supposed to be tightly secured to the gas fill area. I also noticed that the ground strap between the gas filler neck and one of the valve holding brackets is gone.
I'm hoping its the canister.
Any advice is greatly appreciated