97 Tahoe fuel leaks when parked on hill

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skimmilkman

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My driveway is a bit steep (sloped downward toward house). When my 97 4dr 4wd Tahoe is full of gas, if I park it nose uphill, I'll find a puddle of gas under the left back corner of the truck. After I've driven it 20 miles or so (a couple gallons-worth), then it won't leak when parked nose-up.

Parking nose-downhill doesn't leak when full.

My preference is to park nose-up, as backing up and out of my driveway has very limited visibility, vs. going forward out my driveway.

I've been trying to remember to park nose-down when freshly filled, but would like to figure out where the leak might be to potentially fix it.

Has anyone else had this issue?
Is there a common or most-likely failure point?
 

drakon543

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your fill vent hose may need to be replaced if i recall the fill vent ports are towards the back of the tank
 

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