Hi Steve,
do you have the standard fuel pump fitted ?
If so, I think you may still have a problem. The black plastic cover
held in place by the single nut just covers the electrical contacts. If
fuel is coming out of there then the diaphragm is split and it is
leaking fuel into the electrical side of the pump - not a good idea !
Just worth checking 8-)
Jeff
In message <39AA100A.B3E0AD53@ix.netcom.com>, SJC Worldwide
<rootes@ix.netcom.com> writes
>Jane, Carrie and I took a 200+ mile drive in the Tiger today (with the
>top up) up the coast from Woodland Hills to Santa Barbara and back I can
>confirm that the raw fuel smell I asked the group about is gone. The
>final culprit was the puel pump "cover". held on by a small nut, that
>had come loose and was dripping gas onto the muffler, the resulting
>fumes being sucked into the car. On the trip to and from Grants Pass for
>Tigers United the pump must have been just "seeping" enough to
>occassionaly land a drip on the muffler but not enough, without close
>inspection of the pump, to notice that it was leaking. Just that small
>ocassional drop was enough to make that drive miserable in the passenger
>compartment. Fortunately, I noticed that gas puddle on the ground last
>week and was finally able to track this down. Thanks again for all of
>your suggestions. I forget who it was, but the guy who recommended I
>again check the fuel pump wins the prize.
>
>We still do smell that "musty" old smell from the trunk, though, and
>that trunk does still smell a bit lethal. This is not that raw fuel
>smell but rather, I guess, an accumulation of exhaust gasses getting
>into the trunk. Any ideas on tracking this one down and eliminating it?
>The trunk seal seems intact, although there is a bit of movement by the
>trunk lid (if you press it) even when closed. Is this normal or should I
>adjust it to close really tight?
>
>Steve Sage
>1966 MK1A
>
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Jeff Howarth
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