This would be way off base, but ... if I fill up my tank very full and park
it in the hot sun, it seems to expand out the filler cap. I only did this
once. Now when the gas pump kicks off the first time ... I'm done.
Robert D.
That didn't help one bit, did it?
-----Original Message-----
From Frank Clarici <spritenut at Exit109.com>
To: DLancer7676@cs.com <DLancer7676@cs.com>
Cc: pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>;
spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: July 5, 2000 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: A good idea to check...
>DLancer7676@cs.com wrote:
>> The gas odor problem
>> transcended the pump change.
>>
>> Anybody have any ideas?
>
>Two ideas from me.
>The rubber hose on the filler neck in the boot might have a crack or be
>loose.
>Or the sending unit is leaking which will onluy show up on a fill up or
>parked on a hill.
>(How do I know this?) I still have not dropped the tank to fix the
>dending unit gasket in PIECES, it only leaks when full so I just put $5
>in it all the time.
>
>
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>If you are not living on the edge,
>You're taking up too much space!
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
>
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