[Hooker]

Had a great weekend with my Ranger, up in the mountains, about 7000 ft. Brought it back down in the Valley and the Gas Tank Sucked in bad. It bent the support bracket for the side.
Should'nt it had done a better job of venting, to prevent this from happening?

 

[seasonedsole]

Vent tube must be blocked. Only thing I can think of.

 

[carnivore]

The vent tubes tend to get plugged, you have to clear them occasionally.

 

[MVRanger]

Our vent tube was clogged and did the same thing. Dan unclogged the tube and used an air compressor to blow the gas tank back to where it belongs.

~Lynette

 

[Hooker]

Thanks, I'll have to look for that bugger. I had thought of the compressed air, and had visions of blowing it up, but I'll give it a try.

 

[Bobby D]

I had the same thing happen to mine and then I parked it out in the sun with the gas cap off and it went back into shape on it's on.I had to clean out the vent tube to keep it from happening again.

 

[michejohnson]

Hello Hooker,
They say that it can be bad because most fuel pumps use the fuel to keep cool. If you run it low it can overheat the pump causing it to fail over time. The other issue that has been brought up is that it allows the pump to pick up the trash from the bottom of the tank that naturally occurs over time.