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Old Jun 14, 2017 | 6:39 pm
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Originally Posted by LarryJ
My first thought was also that it was leaking out the fuel venting system. Could be a bad check valve that is allowing the fuel into the vent. Can also happen in warm weather as the fuel in a full tank warms and expands. It has to go somewhere so it ends up in the vents.
Appreciate the professional perspective here.
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