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Old Nov 8, 2012 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by s2cho
Originally Posted by haywoodjablome' timestamp='1352305034' post='22135489
[quote name='lopez14' timestamp='1352255274' post='22134349']
Is it okay if I leave my gas cap off over night? It won't harm my car in anyway? I heard that removing the gascap for at least 2 hours reduces the fuel pressure, is this true? I'm going to tap my fuel feed line tomorrow to get an extra fuel line. So will It be okay when I wake up in the morning?

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it wont do anything, you'll be fine. worst thing is it runs like a sub par tank of gas.
WOW! Listen to this kind of information and you'll grow hair on your palms.
Think about what the gas cap does. HINT: Emissions control - fuel vapor recovery.
all gas tanks have a metal flap which does not create a solid seal but will keep the gas from going bad under reasonable amounts of time. HINT: the amount of vapor coming out the tank will be determined by the pressure inside the tank. so you have hairy palms huh? "WOW! Listen to this kind of information and you'll grow hair on your palms." your info is bad not mine.
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Still searching for that clue? Here, I'll help ya.
http://www.greatautohelp.com/operati...des-Tests.html
The gas cap, in this scenario, has nothing to do with the gas going bad or anything to do with "in tank" pressure. It has to do with "vacuum", which is involved with fuel recovery via the EVAP system. Gas in a tank does NOT go bad just because the cap is left off for a few hours. When you remove a gas cap from a recently running car, it releases the vacuum, not pressure.
Let us know when you've found that clue.
Old Nov 8, 2012 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by haywoodjablome
Originally Posted by s2cho' timestamp='1352412611' post='22139184
[quote name='haywoodjablome' timestamp='1352305034' post='22135489']
[quote name='lopez14' timestamp='1352255274' post='22134349']
Is it okay if I leave my gas cap off over night? It won't harm my car in anyway? I heard that removing the gascap for at least 2 hours reduces the fuel pressure, is this true? I'm going to tap my fuel feed line tomorrow to get an extra fuel line. So will It be okay when I wake up in the morning?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by s2cho
it wont do anything, you'll be fine. worst thing is it runs like a sub par tank of gas.
WOW! Listen to this kind of information and you'll grow hair on your palms.
Think about what the gas cap does. HINT: Emissions control - fuel vapor recovery.
all gas tanks have a metal flap which does not create a solid seal but will keep the gas from going bad under reasonable amounts of time. HINT: the amount of vapor coming out the tank will be determined by the pressure inside the tank. so you have hairy palms huh? "WOW! Listen to this kind of information and you'll grow hair on your palms." your info is bad not mine.
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Still searching for that clue? Here, I'll help ya.
http://www.greatautohelp.com/operati...des-Tests.html
The gas cap, in this scenario, has nothing to do with the gas going bad or anything to do with "in tank" pressure. It has to do with "vacuum", which is involved with fuel recovery via the EVAP system. Gas in a tank does NOT go bad just because the cap is left off for a few hours. When you remove a gas cap from a recently running car, it releases the vacuum, not pressure.
Let us know when you've found that clue.
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i posted that it wont really do anything correct? you said im wrong. what will it do?
Old Nov 8, 2012 | 03:51 PM
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And to add vacuum is THE SAME AS PRESSURE. Have you ever took a college course in physics or chem or for that matter a high school level class in those two? Vacuum and pressure are TWO METHODS OF MEASURING PRESSURE AT A "POINT". Both lead to a different result (As what you read on a gauge) because from absolute zero in a vacuum it is a FIXED point (NO ATMOSPHERIC AIR PRESSURE). Pressure has a variable which is the atmosphere which leads it to read differently depending on where you are and your elevation. Air gets thinner when you go up higher didnt know that?

Pressure and Vacuum are the same thing.

And did I ever say the gas will ever go bad? The worst case senerio is that the gas will lose some fumes and run like a sub par tank of gas. OP asked "So will It be okay when I wake up in the morning?" and i gave him worst case scenario.

You got your info from a web site and dont know what your talking about. You dont even understand pressure is a vacuum with another variable. Your full of What your saying is that the car is in space and the elevation has no effect on the tank of gas.

And here is for good measure about what your saying
Old Nov 14, 2012 | 02:49 PM
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Since we're picking on each other and being technical, please note the differences and use them correctly.

The words your and you're (contracted from two words, "you" and "are") are not the same.

Your Spam tastes good fried with eggs.

You're (not) full of Spam.
Old Nov 14, 2012 | 04:01 PM
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LOL
Old Nov 15, 2012 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by AZS2KDancer
Since we're picking on each other and being technical, please note the differences and use them correctly.

The words your and you're (contracted from two words, "you" and "are") are not the same.

Your Spam tastes good fried with eggs.

You're (not) full of Spam.
Are my posts for a degree? ill use internet "slang" to say what intend to. say your and then say you're. sound the same? well point made correct?
Old Nov 15, 2012 | 08:49 AM
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so long as it does not rain your car should be fine. Make sure you're checking the weather
Old Nov 15, 2012 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by s2cho
Originally Posted by AZS2KDancer' timestamp='1352936979' post='22151761
Since we're picking on each other and being technical, please note the differences and use them correctly.

The words your and you're (contracted from two words, "you" and "are") are not the same.

Your Spam tastes good fried with eggs.

You're (not) full of Spam.
Are my posts for a degree? ill use internet "slang" to say what intend to. say your and then say you're. sound the same? well point made correct?
Reading text where words are replaced with homophones can be confusing. In my opinion, purposely doing so indicates that the poster is either ignorant or inconsiderate. The same goes with spelling, capitalization, and grammar.
Old Nov 15, 2012 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by dwight
Originally Posted by s2cho' timestamp='1353000822' post='22153099
[quote name='AZS2KDancer' timestamp='1352936979' post='22151761']
Since we're picking on each other and being technical, please note the differences and use them correctly.

The words your and you're (contracted from two words, "you" and "are") are not the same.

Your Spam tastes good fried with eggs.

You're (not) full of Spam.
Are my posts for a degree? ill use internet "slang" to say what intend to. say your and then say you're. sound the same? well point made correct?
Reading text where words are replaced with homophones can be confusing. In my opinion, purposely doing so indicates that the poster is either ignorant or inconsiderate. The same goes with spelling, capitalization, and grammar.
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what is confusing about your and you're, if you have a social web page your is more common then you're. or even for that matter the whole internet.
Old Nov 15, 2012 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by s2cho
Originally Posted by dwight' timestamp='1353018358' post='22153716
Reading text where words are replaced with homophones can be confusing. In my opinion, purposely doing so indicates that the poster is either ignorant or inconsiderate. The same goes with spelling, capitalization, and grammar.
what is confusing about your and you're, if you have a social web page your is more common then you're. or even for that matter the whole internet.
I guess the fundamental problem is that I speak American English and you speak interwebz... At least it isn't leetspeak.
http://www.plainlanguage.gov/example.../marktwain.cfm



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