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If you have a '68 or later, the cap won't be vented, as the tank vents should go into a charcoal canister to capture vapors, rather than just dump them into the air. The system is usually slightly pressurized, and you're releasing that pressure when you open the cap. Most newer cars do this, too. This is actually a good sign, as it means your cap is sealing as it should. --- Kevin Guarnotta <kguarnotta@usa.net> wrote: > I notice that my gas cap often times feels difficult > to pull off, and I hear > a hissing noise when I take it off. I thought that I > was supposed to have a > vented cap, and that maybe mine was not. But when I > check the Bentley > Manual, it says my cap should not be vented.-so I > imagine one of those hoses > going to the tank vents it? Perhaps mine is clogged? > > > Any ideas? > > > -kevin > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | > mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com