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Re: Gas Leak...Yikes!!

To: <Cancola@aol.com>, <DavidAndMichelleS@msn.com>,
Subject: Re: Gas Leak...Yikes!!
From: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 97 09:40:53 -0500
>In a message dated 97-07-14 18:41:10 EDT, you write:
>
><< Yes I have a gas leak.  It is in the back of my 73 BGT.  I filled up today
>and 
> the fumes were very bad.  got home and looked by spare tire and there is a 
> little puddle by the filler tube and in right fender.  My questions are:
> 
> 1)  does the vapor canister in right rear fender supposed to have any
>charcoal 
> in it like the one in front?  When I knock on it it sounds empty.
>  >>
>D & M
>     The canister is empty,  The lines to the canister are where your leaks
>are likely occurring.  I bought new gas line for mine at the local parts
>store.  Use the ends from the lines in and out of the canister on the new
>lines using hose clamps.  If you take the braiding off the old lines your
>will find very badly cracked hoses.  Least this was all true on my 73 BGT.
> Mine seemed to leak only when I filled the tank completely,  Bad fumes then.
> Good luck.
>                                   Bill in Colorado
>               
Had exactly the same situation on the Midget. Fixed the line to the 
vapour tank and viola no gas fumes.

Vaca in 4 , count-em 4, days.

Larry Macy
78 Midget

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