Nearly killed myself in the Dart today! :(

Naw, that wasn't heat. The tank seeped a little gas out and bubbled the paint off. You can see gas stains/bubbling in the pics. No biggie really. Sometimes the rubber seal there will not work well if it's old or the car's been sitting and the seal dries out. Change 'er out!

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That's what I was thinking too.

Still a disaster waiting to happen.