We just got back to our van in preparation for hitting the road this summer.? I'm doing other work on the van (front brake hose was rubbing - worth checking!) and while I have yet to start it up for 8 months, I was getting gas fumes in the heat of the day.? ? This was also happening last summer at the same point in time along with rare occasional fill problems later during travels in the West.
This is the second round as first happened years ago - see previous post.? At that time I don't think I had fumes, just the code and fill trouble.
I don't know if we all have the exact same problem causes or just the same symptoms but I'm having a hard time understanding a mechanism where the slight difference in gasoline formulations could affect static parked fumes escaping.? My best guess is that my cannister charcoal is saturated again, but so hard to believe the cannister held liquid for 8 months in high desert.?
I had already ordered a new Stanton gas cap for it and swapped that out yesterday with no relief.? The vapor is light though.? Have to be nearby the cannister/fill area on the driver side. We actually camp with the van while parked inside a metal garage on our property and it's not noticeable otherwise.?
Location - 5900 ft, Silver City, NM? 90 F
Condition- not started for 8 months, then started later light fumes continued.
