placing
virtually all hoses, the gas cap, checking the tank, one of the few
things left is the white plastic evaporator tank.
The symptom is gas smell in my garage (and trunk) with the
gas tank mostly full on warm days.
Arde
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Date: October 19, 2005 at 15:22:05
From: glenn in encinitas, [pat.fw08nat.dot.ca.gov]
Subject: did you check the sender o-ring?
the sender/pickup is sealed via an o-ring that can leak fumes and
also fuel when the tank is full. Recommend changing the o-ring before
venturing into the expansion tank. Cheap and easy.
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Date: October 19, 2005 at 20:30:46
From: RAKRARCH, [cache-ntc-aa07.proxy.aol.com]
Subject: Re: Yes, o-ring was just replaced
Check the metal tab slots and bend down to be sure O Ring is compressed.
Even with a new O Ring, the position of the tabs can prevent propper
seating of the ring.
As to the evaporation tank, I have heard that the lines runing
to it are most likely.
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Date: October 19, 2005 at 21:20:11
From: kevin, [c-67-160-87-77.hsd1.wa.comcast.net]
Subject: Re: Yes, o-ring was just replaced
My gas smell was cured when I replaced the one inch plastic insert
that is inside the end of the fuel line where the fuel line connects
to the sender. The insert was cracked and it caused a slight leak
only after I turned the engine off. I didn't catch it at first because
the gas evaporated so quickly. Anyhow it caused a horrible smell.
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Date: October 20, 2005 at 23:41:47
From: steve howe, [70-56-193-251.ptld.qwest.net]
Subject: Could simply be the gas expanding after
leaving the cold storage tank in the ground and expanding in you
warm garage and overflowing out of your filler neck. Just a thought....steve
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Date: October 23, 2005 at 11:50:03
From: Malc, [pool-70-21-166-222.nwrk.east.verizon.net]
Subject: Re: gas smell in trunk
Make sure your petrol tank breather is clear and that it exits outside
the car.
Symptom occurred in my 2002Tii and the breather /overflow pipe from
the tank was in the boot instead of going through the floor
HTH
Malc
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