1998 Oldsmobile Bravada will not take gas

CINDY5667

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1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA
4 CYL
4WD
AUTOMATIC
104,220 MILES

I can't get the gas to go down in the tank when I try to fill up at the gas station. This doesn't happen al the time, just every now and then. I have taken a metal clothes hanger to see if there was a blockage, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. HELP!

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JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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Hi:
That is interesting. The only thing there is the filler tube where you place the pump, and a rubber hose that goes to the tank. When this happens, look under the vehicle where the filler is. Check the rubber hose to make sure it isn't pinched shut.

Joe

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Friday, November 7th, 2008 AT 10:22 AM

SWILLIAMS

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Sounds like the rollover and anti siphon valve is causing a problem. It's a ball that sits in the inlet of the tank and blocks the fuel fill if the vehicle goes over. There is also a set in the EVAP system. There was a FSB on this a few years ago.
The ball gets stuck and fuel cannot get past it.

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Friday, December 12th, 2008 AT 9:28 PM