Re: [DMCForum] Re: Fuel smell
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Re: [DMCForum] Re: Fuel smell



Thanks. My car has been this way since i bought it. It did have the
tank stuff done just before i bought it.

Mark V



On May 7, 2005, at 10:29 AM, therealdmcvegas wrote:

> (Finally a slow enough day for me to reply, and catch up on some missed
> messages.)
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> Lots of DeLorean owners consider this normal. But it's really not. The
> problem here is every one wants to torque down the clamp that wraps
> around the boot, and holds the cap and fuel pump boot in place. As you
> start torquing down, the clamp begins to ride up, and will pull the
> bottom of the boot away from the tank lip, allowing vapors to vent out,
> when the fuel level is high enough to touch it.
>
> The solution: Tighten the clamp only enough to hold the boot and cap
> into place. It should only take a few turns to be done. Otherwise, if
> you keep wrenching on the clamp trying to torque it down, you won't be
> able to. It'll just keep pulling up on the boot until it pops off.
>
> -Robert
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> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxx> wrote:
>> When i fill my tank with out spilling a drop of gas i usually smell
> gas
>> till the tank gets lower on fuel. I dont see any leaks.
>>
>> Is this normal?
>>
>> I did some research and it seems normal but i was wondering if it
>> really is normal?
>>
>> Mark V
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