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Offline chevyconvert

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Surging gas tank sound
« on: September 25, 2009 - 11:30:52 PM »
First of all hello to everyone that is still on this site...it's been too long. :cheers:


Anyways, Chryco when I pull in the garage and shut her off, there's an audible surging/sucking sound from the tank.....surge....stop.....surge etc (2 second intervals).
Lasts for half a minute or so. Removing the gas cap makes no difference.
refresher: 440 six with charcoal cannister and calif. recirc. lines to the tank (which is new as well as the sender).
Any ideas? She's running great.
Eric
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Re: Surging gas tank sound
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2009 - 12:44:17 AM »
Could it just be fuel sloshing in the tank?  Mine makes a similar sound and I just always figured it was that.
Brooks

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Re: Surging gas tank sound
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2009 - 11:37:20 AM »
s'pose that could be it...I do tend to rum it around a 1/4 tank so that gas doesn't get too old.
It's so rhytmic though and it hasn't always made that sound  :clueless:
Eric
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Re: Surging gas tank sound
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2009 - 04:30:25 PM »
Try parking it with a full tank. With a 440-6, I'm sure even a full tank can be used up pretty quickly :burnout: :burnout: so it probably won't get toooo old ;D
Scott
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