8n-fuel boiling

[Fran Alvini]

after driving my 8n on a 99 degee day i took the gas cap off to check the fuel level.it was under pressure.i looked in the tank and the fuel looked like it was boiling.there doesnt look like there is a vent on the gas tank.my cap is nhot vented.will a vented cap fix this or not?if so where can i get a vented cap?my cap is the stock cap sold from carpenters.

thanks,fran

 

[Bruce (VA)]

The tank is vented, not the cap. Because the tank vent gets clogged, many folks have switched to vented caps. CNH has a cap exchange program, but many dealers just ignore it.

Boiling gas is an unfortunate by-product of ethanol in the gas. Try hi-test which has less ethanol. Or, if you want to pay the price, avgas. Some (very few) gas stations do carry ethanol free gas; none around my part of the country though.
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[lha]

That's unfortunately right! Nearest station to me is 100m,there is a website that shows where the real gas is sold.Can't remember the name,maybe real gas.com.If you use hi-test gas ,You'll have to get some wheelie bars[he he he ]Do like Bruce said and get a new cap and don't let them flim-flam you.---lha