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Old 08-20-2016, 06:49 PM
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Can a worn gas cap effect fuel pressure

Just a random thought, could a poorly sealing gas cap effect the fuel pressure of the system?
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No it can't.
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on older vehicles that are vented through the cap a plugged vent will create a vacuum in the tank and starve the engine of fuel. old school trick was to loosen the cap and see if it ran better. I doubt anything with fuel injection would have issues like this.
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Originally Posted by Danthewaterman
Just a random thought, could a poorly sealing gas cap effect the fuel pressure of the system?
Not on a 22R with a carburetor.

A carburetor is more about fuel volume than fuel pressure. The stock mechanical fuel pump only has about a 4-6 psi output.

What does affect the fuel system is the float level.
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