'91 corolla - gas tank hard to fill

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'91 corolla - gas tank hard to fill

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I've had a few inconsistent tanks on the corolla since I got it, and then on a road trip the other day we only got about 3/4 the km we normally get and almost wound up stranded. So today when I refilled it I did a test and found that the top 13 L of the tank are difficult to put in. I have no idea if the car has an aftermarket tank but I'd first like to consider other possible causes of difficult to fill tanks. Does anyone have any suggestions on things to check? I tried unplugging the tank hose from the charcoal canister while filling the car but that didn't make a difference. I wonder if the hose itself could be plugged but I doubt that would be it. There's plenty of room between the gas pump nozzle and the filler neck for the tank to breathe while filling it.

Anyway, throw me some ideas of other things to investigate, you smart folks.
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Re: '91 corolla - gas tank hard to fill

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Could it be the fuel guage sensor?
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That's what I thought initially but after managing to wrestle in 13 more liters of petrol after it had first stopped, I feel like there is something going on that is making the tank difficult to fill.

Yesterday while doing some reading on the forum, I saw someone with a similar problem say they had to fill the last 1/3 of their tank slowly to prevent it from automatically shutting off prematurely so I will probably try that next time but I'd still like to figure this out if I can.
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I just checked out the charcoal canister and it seemed fine, I could blow into the inlet and suck out through the outlets, and when I undid the gas cap I was able to blow through the vent line that runs from the tank to the charcoal can. Not sure what to look at next.
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You might check the venting hose that goes from the tank to the filler neck. I had that fuel fill problem with my ‘81 and found that the hose was kinked. If the hose is okay, it looks like there’s a fuel cut off valve on the tank that the hose connects to. If you go to partsouq.com and put the vin in, it will bring up the parts catalog. Go to body/interior then about 3/4 the way through that section will be a breakdown of the fuel tank. The part will look something like this:
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Although in more rudimentary, smaller, harder to see hand-drawn form.

Good luck.
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