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Opticsguy Samba Member
Joined: December 29, 2011 Posts: 156 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:06 pm Post subject: gassy |
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so I finally got my 72 vert together and not leaking oil and was out to a meeting tonight. I drive there with the top down. there is a little gasoline smell. I put the top up for the ride home and the gasoline smell is much more pronounced. anybody got some
pointers? what can I replace next? and to boot, my brake lights don't work. ow for some reason. what a maintenance hog _________________ 72 sb convert
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Roostalee Samba Member
Joined: February 17, 2012 Posts: 337 Location: North Texas
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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Did you top off the fuel? I did that in mine and discovered a leak in the top of the tank at the fuel sending unit. There will be one (or probably two, in your case) wires going to the unit and about six screws that hold it in place. The gaskets can go back there.
Just a thought, it could be a ton of other things. _________________ Every morning, Greggery drives his little red Volkswagen to the ugly part of town where they keep the government buildings. "Voodn, voodn! Boy it's so hard to find a place to park around here!" |
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julrich366 Samba Member
Joined: June 05, 2006 Posts: 1306 Location: N.E. Ohio - aka "The Rustbelt"
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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Your choices are:
1. leaky filler hose
2. hole in tank
3. poor seal in sender
4. cracks/leaks in vapor hoses
5. leak in fuel line in tunnel
Start with the "easy to rule-out" and go from there. If you search, there's a ton of threads on fuel smell elimination.
Good luck. _________________ - John
'74 Vert ..lot's to still do. |
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