Hey Tom,
Mine leaks a little from the jets If I let it sit too long and
then drive it I guess the seals dry out a bit, But I have the original 1
1/8 carbs with cork seals all over the place. Yours probably should not
leak. Try this test for the gas smell. When you get home unplug the fuel
pump or pinch off the feed line to the carbs and let it run till it dies
outside, then push it in. If the smell is gone then it was probably your
carbs. If the smell is still there it may be that your fuel tank has a
hole in the top and while you are driving it splashes up on top of the
tank and then evaporates and causes the smell in your garage especially
if you keep the tank full. If the original tank has been replaced with a
later model check the condition of the rubber connecting hose between
the fill neck and the tank, also if it is a later tank from an emission
car there is a vent tube in the top of the tank that used to go to the
vapor separator and it may not be capped properly allowing fuel to slosh
out onto the top of the tank. Also check all the fuel lines with the
pump running to make sure there is not a leak somewhere in the line
puddling up in the frame, I have seen this on cars where the fuel line
was run through the trans tunnel.
Hope this helps.
Peter S.
>From: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>
>To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Gasoline Smell
>Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 05:36:12 -0500
>Reply-To: "Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@ibm.net>
>
>My '61 Bugeye with 1275 engine runs well, but after driving it, the
garage
>smells strongly of gasoline for several days afterwards. I do not smell
>anything while driving, and have checked for leaks. The only gas I find
is
>on the bottom of the jets. I only find it under the carbs; the float
bowl
>connection is dry.
>
>Is it normal for the jets to seep gas? If not, what can I do about it?
I
>just rebuilt them last spring and put new parts kits in them.
>
>Tom Zuchowski
>'61 Bugeye
>Clemmons, NC
>
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