Re: [doc] FUEL Gushing From Tank !! - Please Re-assure Me

[Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It happens. You either need a new fuel pump boot or it's popped off the 
top of the tank - it's poorly designed, but really easy to fix. It's not 
always easy to completely -stop- leaks though.

We've got new boots at a special price of £45 each at the moment.

It happenned to me on a visit to my mate's place in Portsmouth. I filler 
mine up and caught myself wondering why my shoes kept sticking to the 
floor. Turns out my natural rubber soles were melting in the fuel! 
(anyone who's ever worn latex gloves for fuel tank work will know this 
effect!).

For a small amount of reassurance, remeber on the DeLorean the fuel tank 
is nowhere near the exhaust, unlike most other cars.

Martin

Simon Prince wrote:

>
>
> Filled the DeLorean up with petrol, the hose went click
> (like it does when you are nearly full), I just wanted to round off
> the 34 quid to 35 quid (It clicked a few times at this point.)
>
> Went to pay, as I left the cashier said is that your car with water
> gushing out the bottom (In all, it looked about 3 pints of fuel
> leaked from the front/left hand side of the tank area), I ran over to
> it and could smell it was petrol.  People offered to push it out of
> the garage to a safe place, but knowing that a good push would crack
> may plastic rear fascia I jumped in and raced to the nearest garage
> (Halfords).
>
> When I got there it wasn't dripping from underneath at all. The guy
> said they don't deal with fuel systems (because of insurances), but
> he said that it just sounds like I probably over filled it and it's
> probably just the overflow kicking in.
>
> I didn't know Fuel Tanks had overflows !
>
> PLEASE RE-ASSURE ME THAT DELOREANS DO HAVE THIS OVERFLOW FEATURE
> GUYS ????!!!
> HAS ANYONE HAD THIS HAPPEN ???
> So far there are no apparent leaks onto my garage floor (not a drop)
> and the guage still says almost full.
> CAN I SLEEP SAFE ?
>
>



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