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Due to the angle at which the road meets the curb, outside my house, the holden is on quite a tilt when parked. If the fuel tank is full, I lose a lot of fuel as it pours back out of the fuel cap, especially on a hot day...

My fuel cap is old and the rubber is degraded, so I'm wondering, if I get a new fuel cap, or put a new rubber on it, will this fix the problem, or will no fuel cap be fixed tight enough to stop the backward flow of fuel?

If I park the car, so that it points against the regulated direction of traffic flow, the problem goes away.. but then I spend more money on fines than I would on lost fuel...

All thoughts, ideas appreciated. Thanks.

Don't park in the street?

Hilarious. If you've got a garage, I'll take it...

Can you put two wheels up on the curb?

The rubber will help, but the cap itself is vented (has a hole to let air into the tank). You could try not filling it up so much, or put a non-vented cap on for parking. Got to remember to change it out before driving, as a non-vented cap stops air going to the tank, the engine then makes a vacuum in the fuel tank and will eventually starve the engine of fuel.

Cheers,
Harv

Thanks. I've been trying not fill the tank so high, but also have an ongoing problem with my sender/fuel gauge not working, hence my current problem. Hopefully this will be fixed soon.
Cheers

Bonkers wrote:Hilarious. If you've got a garage, I'll take it...

Can always find room for one more!