every time i get gas it wont start

Asked by donnietrandum Sep 23, 2016 at 07:47 PM about the 1989 Volkswagen Cabriolet Base

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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enginecreator answered 8 years ago

I removed the purge valve to discover that the gate that allows the fuel vapors to be purged from the charcoal canister to the intake manifold – and also pulls a vacuum inside the fuel system to test for vapor leaks – was stuck open. Finally, we had solved the problem.

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enginecreator answered 8 years ago

That is a quote from another user that located the issue they also tested::Evap System, and large amount of fuel vapor was being forced into the intake system, causing a massive rich condition. In turn, this prevented the car from starting and caused the misfire. We changed the purge valve and re-ran a test on the EVAP system. All passed.

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