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Fuel tank only filling halfway

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loozoo730

Fuel tank only filling halfway
« on: February 19, 2008, 01:17:09 PM »
I have a 1990 Sami that was sitting for a couple years. I had to replace the pump, twice. Now that we have a working pump and there are no leaks and she runs great, the tank will only accept half a tank of gas when I try to fill it up. When it gets to be about half full, it starts to spit out where the nozzle is.

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sanjuansheriff

Re: Fuel tank only filling halfway
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2008, 02:16:36 PM »
Zoo,
I would guess that your fuel gauge is reading half when the tank is actually full.

Dennis

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MaD.72

Re: Fuel tank only filling halfway
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2008, 02:19:30 PM »
Check the air vent for the tank, maybe it's block!!

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Cuthulu

Re: Fuel tank only filling halfway
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2008, 07:42:06 AM »
Check the air vent for the tank, maybe it's block!!

I have a Tracker with the same promblem right now.  Does anyone know if the tank vent is that line that coes up the filler tube or if it is part of the white plastic box on top of the tank?

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MaD.72

Re: Fuel tank only filling halfway
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2008, 09:40:13 AM »
Check the air vent for the tank, maybe it's block!!

I have a Tracker with the same promblem right now.  Does anyone know if the tank vent is that line that coes up the filler tube or if it is part of the white plastic box on top of the tank?

Is the line that goes up with the filler tube.

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loozoo730

Re: Fuel tank only filling halfway
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2008, 12:55:22 PM »
How would you check to see if the air line is blocked?

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Offline Drone637

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Re: Fuel tank only filling halfway
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2008, 10:23:23 PM »
Pull it off and remove your gas cap.  you should be able to blow into it.
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Offline mrfuelish

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Re: Fuel tank only filling halfway
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2008, 02:58:38 PM »
Pic's of this please!   ;D
1987,1988,1988,1990 samurai's,  1953 m38a1,  1996 x-90,blue.1996 x-90 red.1994 2 door tracker.   only Dead Fish go with the flow.                No Hairy Nosed Wombats were ran over on the trail today.       My ZUK is Xenophobic.

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Offline takai

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Re: Fuel tank only filling halfway
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2008, 05:02:27 PM »
Pic's of this please!   ;D

I second that!   :P
87 Sammi "Sir Tweak " Rockcrawler 4:1, Mighty Kong , 1.6 16V, Centerforce II, 2" Exhaust, Esteem seats. - Long gone
97 Tracker "Jezebel"  Bone Stock DD

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