I got that smell too & thought it was fuel related - turned out it was the
battery overcharging big-time from the pesky AT- whatever voltage regulator.
You may want to check that out too.
|-----Original Message-----
|From: SJC Worldwide [mailto:rootes@ix.netcom.com]
|Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 8:07 PM
|To: Tiger Mailing List; Alpine Mailing List
|Subject: Thanks
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|Hello Gang:
|Thanks for the tips on my fuel smelling Tiger. I replaced the crossover
|vent hose and the fuel filler hoses and gaskets yesterday. I also
|"siliconed" around the fuel level sender gasket as it was
|suggested this
|could be oozing fumes to. That being said, in my drive last night (with
|the top down, so this is not definitive) I think I'm still am getting
|raw fuel smell whiffs. I'm going to drive to work tommorow with the top
|up so I'll report the results back to the lists. I guess if it's still
|stinking it means the tanks are leaking so I guess that's my next fun
|job. I'm getting black flakes in my fuel filter anyway so it seems I'll
|need to do the tanks regardless.
|
|Does anyone supply "re-done" (cleaned out, pressure sealed and
|re-coated) or new/old stock tanks? That would be the easiest....taking
|out the old and installing good tanks at the same time.
|
|Thanks!
|
|Steve Sage
|1966 MK1A
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