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

["Joe OBrien" <joeyoseppijoe@xxxxxxxxx>]

I had this happen to me and it turned out to be the breather line, 
or vent line that is connected to the filler neck and then connected 
to the tank had came disconnected at the tank itself. When I topped 
it off, it gushed from the bottom of the car. Didn't notice it till 
I was walking back after buying gas. Freaked out at first. But after 
reaffixing a new hose clamp to the line, the problem had gone away. 
Since the access panel was open I flushed the surrounding tank area 
out to eliminate any old fuel from stagnating there.

Best of luck,

Joe OBrien



--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Simon Prince" <skyhopper2000@xxxx> 
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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