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Re: Electric in-tank fuel pumps - why don't they explode?
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 6/1/2006

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The fresh air is pulled through the canister, not the tank. Vacuum decay test will introduce a small amount of air after the vent opens, but this does not happen on empty tanks.

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