Jesse,
You have a 70 B with a Weber which means (to me) that someone converted the
SU's to Weber and possibly didn't connect up or block off the absorption
canister or vapor separator. You might check the canister which is located
on the passenger side of the firewall to see if the lines are still
connected. Chances are that the vapor separator in the trunk is still
connected but the canister is no longer connected to the carburetor. This
would cause the gas vapors from the gas tank to vent into the air from the
canister.
Dave 72 B
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesse Robinson" <jesserobinson2@hotmail.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 9:34 PM
Subject: I smell GAS!
List,
When the top is up and the windows are rolled up I can smell gas. Which
makes it a real drag for winter driving. I did installed a new SU fuel pump
a while back, and didn't tighten the gas pipe hard enough the first time
around. I found it to be leaking slightly - tighten it until it stopped and
thought that was the problem. Well, I still smell it... I ran the engine
for a while and gave a good look under the car, and nothing was leaking. I
followed the fuel line and didn't see anything out of the ordinary (didn't
check really good around the tranny though...). I also gave a quick look in
the trunk. Nothing seemed to be leaking...
Any ideas where to go from here?
Gas mileage is pretty bad - 140 miles a tank! I didn't get really good gas
mileage to begin with: never rebuilt/valves rattling/low oil pressure/Weber
Downdraft Carb. Not really sure what the mileage was before, because I took
the car out of storage, to start driving it again, and the fuel pump broke
first thing. I did replace the tank about 13 years ago with a used one from
a pick-n-pull yard. Can't think of anything else usefull.
Thanks - watching my fuel needle drop,
Jesse
1970 MGB
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