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Old Mar 21, 2015 | 09:32 PM
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took my stock 1986 c4 for my first long haul ! left from indy for south carolina made it about 50 miles SEL light came no big deal vae was running fine ! made it south carlina and stopped and fill up with gas drove about 100 miles car just dies pull over the car starts right back up made it about 50 miles car just dies pull over it starts righy back up drove about 70 miles car dies pull over starts right back up finally made to my destination i did smell fuel after the fill up but took my gas cap off and you could hear to air sucking back in like i have never heard iy before ? any ideals on what might be wrong ? any help would be great !! i still have to get back to indy
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Originally Posted by mitchcopeland
took my stock 1986 c4 for my first long haul ! left from indy for south carolina made it about 50 miles SEL light came no big deal vae was running fine ! made it south carlina and stopped and fill up with gas drove about 100 miles car just dies pull over the car starts right back up made it about 50 miles car just dies pull over it starts righy back up drove about 70 miles car dies pull over starts right back up finally made to my destination i did smell fuel after the fill up but took my gas cap off and you could hear to air sucking back in like i have never heard iy before ? any ideals on what might be wrong ? any help would be great !! i still have to get back to indy
my 86 was hard to start and running rich and was stalling it was my FPR I don't think that is your problem but the pressure in the fuel tank could be the charcoal canister that tank fumes go to ? Jay
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Originally Posted by mitchcopeland
took my stock 1986 c4 for my first long haul ! left from indy for south carolina made it about 50 miles SEL light came no big deal vae was running fine ! made it south carlina and stopped and fill up with gas drove about 100 miles car just dies pull over the car starts right back up made it about 50 miles car just dies pull over it starts righy back up drove about 70 miles car dies pull over starts right back up finally made to my destination i did smell fuel after the fill up but took my gas cap off and you could hear to air sucking back in like i have never heard iy before ? any ideals on what might be wrong ? any help would be great !! i still have to get back to indy
Does that year have a vented fuel cap if so try leaving it loose
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