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Subject:Re: Beer can effect
From:shawn thomas
Date:Fri, 16 Jun 2000 10:05:42 -0700

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Daniel--
<p>Check your charcoal canister to see if it is plugged.&nbsp; It is located
behind the rear passenger wheel and towards the back of engine compartment.&nbsp;
You ought to be able to blow air through the canister if its not clogged.&nbsp;
My tank made the same noise until this was fixed.
<p><i>Daniel Danrich wrote:</i>
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><i>Has anyone experiences the Beer-Can effect in
there gas tank?</i>
<br><i>I for many years could not find what this big boom was, some thought
it was</i>
<br><i>the CV joint settling.</i>
<br><i>Then discovered it one day taking off the gas cap.</i>
<br><i>I hade all the seals replaced and the inner sock of the that replaced
and</i>
<br><i>inner tank clean out</i>
<br><i>It still there!&nbsp; now what?</i>
<br><i>Dan</i></blockquote>
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