1984 P30 Chassis - Gas Cap?
I bought this thing with a blown engine. One of the first things I did was try to get the generator going. It wouldn't run off of the feed from the fuel tank. I figured the fuel was bad (had been sitting for 6 or 7 years). The generator works fine running off of a gas can.
Long story short, I accidentally found that the generator runs out of fuel when the fuel tank gas cap is installed. It will run all day long if I take the gas tank cap off. Kind of makes sense now that I think about it. I used a hand-pump to try to get a siphon action going from the fuel line up at the fuel pump. It wouldn't work.
So what's the problem? Is it the wrong cap or a bad cap? Should it be vented? I *think* new gas caps create a seal and the venting is done through an EVAP system, which this vehicle does not have.
Long story short, I accidentally found that the generator runs out of fuel when the fuel tank gas cap is installed. It will run all day long if I take the gas tank cap off. Kind of makes sense now that I think about it. I used a hand-pump to try to get a siphon action going from the fuel line up at the fuel pump. It wouldn't work.
So what's the problem? Is it the wrong cap or a bad cap? Should it be vented? I *think* new gas caps create a seal and the venting is done through an EVAP system, which this vehicle does not have.
