The topic of "evap" leaks & the gas cap has come up many times before.
Bob's the first person that I've seen post about the O-ring on the cap
rotting out and causing the leak.
Punch wrote:
> credit for what? he didn't do anything!
>
> damn then this should be added too, do not place loose bags of sand in bed
> and floor truck at green light's!
>
>
>
> --
> Punch
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 1998 Dakota CC V6, Deep Amethyst, K&N Homebrew Intake,
> Gutter Guard Grills, Dynomax Cat Back Exhaust, Jet stage 2
> BFG A/T KO 235/75/15, Autolite 3923's.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> *In the near future: Billet TB, 180Dg. Thermo, energy suspension bushings,
> Hotchkis sway bars, AirRaid intake, Leer Cap, Spray in bedliner, MTX
> Thunderforms.
> "Andy Levy" <andylevy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:a0jdge$v54$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
>> It's already in the FAQ (Codes section), this update will be in tonight.
>>
>> First credit for Bob Smith in the FAQ. You're in there 4 times now.
>>
>> Chuck Robbins wrote:
>>
>> > Glad to hear that it wasn't anything major. I was concerned that it
> would
>> > be big bucks. Definitely one for the FAQ ;-)
>> >
>> > I wonder if the problem can be prevented by using some Amor-All or
>> > something on the seal?
>> >
>> >
>> > Happy New Year! (almost)
>> >
>> > Chuck Robbins
>> > '99 Dakota Sport
>> > www.intense99dak.com
>> >
>> >
>> >> Hey, DML!
>> >> Got the DAKSY back from the dealer today & they found the reason for
> the
>> >> MIL. They've got a "smoker" set-up that they use to inject the
> evaporator
>> >> system with smoke & then visually check for leakage. New one on me,
>> >> but
>> > I'll
>> >> admit that I'm not an up-to-date motorhead. I haven't had many
> vehicles
>> >> that know how to tell me what's wrong. Most of the ones I've owned
>> >> used
>> > some
>> >> kinda smoke signal to indicate a malfunction!
>> >> Anyway, it WAS the gas cap. (OK - I know EVERYBODY told me that, but
>> > nobody
>> >> said anything about the freakin seal!) The seal (o-ring?) had dry
> rotted
>> > in
>> >> just over two years, & was causing the P 04 55 ( "Evap Leak Monitor
> Large
>> >> Leak Detected") code to be generated.
>> >> Call it a (costly-$55 for the test, new cap + tax ) learning
> experience -
>> > if
>> >> you will - but maybe Andy can file it in the FAQ page & my MIL
> resolution
>> >> might save another DAKster both a headache & some bux...
>> >> L8r,
>> >>
>> >> Bob Smith (Daksy2K on AIM)
>> >> DML/DML
>> >> 2K DAKSY CC Sport +
>> >> 3.9l; V6: 4X4
>> >> (1 of 980 2K DAKSYs mfrd)
>> >> For the mods,details, etc., visit us at:
>> >>
>> >> http://home.nycap.rr.com/daksy/
>> >>
>> >> (ps, we're still working on it...
>> >> Susan on the page; me on the DAKSY! )
-- -andy andylevy@yahoo.com Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/ http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/ '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
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