Re: [doc] Fuel smell
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Re: [doc] Fuel smell



Yes i got basically the same response from you. I will have to fill the
tank and check everything again.

Thanks

Mark V


On May 11, 2005, at 6:21 AM, Richard Hanlon wrote:

> Did you get any replies to this?  I had similar, and found on
> inspection
> that the top lip if the tank was not quite sealed.  Lift out the spare
> wheel
> and remove the hatch (umpteen screws) to the top of the tank.  There's
> a
> rubber boot that holds the top of teh fuel pump aloft over the tank. 
> The
> boot is clamped around the outer lip of the tank opening by a large
> jubilee
> clip, and in my case, the boot had obviously popped out of the jubilee
> just
> as it was being tightened, leaving an inch-or-so section for vapour to
> escape.
>
> I repositioned the clip, and no more smell.
>
> Hope yours is as simple to solve!
>
> Rich Hanlon (393/6126)
>
>> From: DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Reply-To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [doc] Fuel smell
>> Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 23:18:57 -0500
>>
>> 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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