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As a grandmother of a new teen driver I’d like to share a funny driving story; thank goodness it’s a funny story. He was recently pulled over by the police and the reason was because his car was weaving down the road and the officer thought he was intoxicated. My grandson had a drink in his cup holder and the officer asked what beverage was in the cup and he responded that it was water. Can you guess why his car was weaving? If you thought low tire pressure, you are correct. Both the left front and left rear tires were low.

While reviewing customer vehicle repair paperwork recently, I came across a recurring problem.  I found a number of check engine light codes for “Large Evaporative System Leak”.  The gas tank is a sealed system that prevents fumes from escaping.  The fuel in the tank needs room to expand as temperatures rise and so it is circulated through a charcoal filter and is burned in the engine.   Gas fumes create ozone pollution when combined with sunlight.  Before the 1980s, the fumes were vented to the air by a vent hole in the gas cap.