You'd be better off to replace the cap, and be done with it.

In the future as a work around, you can leave the cap slightly loose.

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"Steve Kraus" wrote in message
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Is there any possibility that the fuel line collapsed and is
restricting the flow? Does the fuel line look cracked and worn out?

No, it flowed freely when the cap was off and trickled to a stop when
the
cap was replaced. So I presume there was no way for air to get in to
allow
gas to come out. As I said I may have other issues elsewhere with
that
engine but right now I'm just trying to figure out this situation
which is
only involving the tank and hose. Obviously both the strainer screen
and
the shutoff valve under the tank are fine if it was flowing freely
with the
cap off.

So I need to know where there is some sort of vent pinhole that has
gotten
clogged.