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Tank leakage

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I installed a new plastic tank in my K5 about 8 months ago. All was well until now suddenly, when I fill up, right as it gets totally full, it burps a bunch of gas out onto the side of the truck. This last time, after doing that, it started dumping gas out from somewhere at the top of the tank. I looked at what I could see and it all looks normal. I tapped the lock ring and it seems tight. The only thing I could see is that I might have the breather hose to the filler pinched a little. Could that explain the burping at least?

I'm assuming I'll have to drop the tank again, which I hate. But if anyone has any ideas, that would be great.
 
Mine does the burping thing when filling up at stations that don't have vapor recovery systems. OR and WA were two big ones I remember.

The big vent hose needs to be very clear and not have any low spots in it otherwise gas sits in the low spot and won't let air through.
 
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