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Old Apr 14, 2016 | 11:16 AM
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Ok soo I realized I have no charcoal canister and that's where I was having fuel smells issues. So what I did was cap off the line running from my tank but now when I get gas the pump keeps stopping which I'm not worried about as long as it's not going to harm my car. I have a boosted em1.
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Old Apr 14, 2016 | 01:32 PM
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I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure capping that line would only cause that problem if your filler neck is damaged. the filler neck has a vent line on it. if it rusts really bad it can clog up and cause the issue you're having.
the evap line (vent line going to motor) has nothing to do with venting the tank when the ignition is off, unless it's a configuration I'm not familiar with
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Old Apr 15, 2016 | 04:44 PM
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There's an air vent where you pump the gas to let air out. The charcoal canister isn't causing your issue.
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Old Apr 16, 2016 | 10:18 PM
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There's an air vent where you pump the gas to let air out. The charcoal canister isn't causing your issue.
Yes it is.

There is a vent filter/valve assembly on any vehicle newer than 1996, and most prior to that date also are complaint. When you refuel, the air and fumes in the tank traverse the charcoal canister to retrieve vapor fumes, and then the air is pushed out of the vent valve assembly on 1996 and newer vehicles. This prevents venting fumes to the atmosphere.

Blocking the canister flow will prematurely trigger the fuel pump shutoff as the pressure attempts to escape through the fill port instead of the canister, indicating a full tank on pump systems that do not use Stage-II recovery, which is just about everywhere.

Some systems (very few in reality) still have rubber bellows (called Stage-II systems) to draw vapors from the fuel tank and place them in the in-ground fuel tank at the facility you pump at using slight vacuum pressure. The "filler neck vent" you speak of is for Stage-II systems and anti-spitback features, and are very very rare.
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Old Apr 18, 2016 | 12:01 AM
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You're saying the fuel pump shuts off but why would it be on while he is refilling gas?

I was under the impression that part 19 allows the air to release while filling gas as the OP was stating.

FUEL TANK (1) for 2006 Honda CIVIC SEDAN
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