Re: [doc] Fuel smell
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [doc] Fuel smell
- From: DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 11:08:02 -0500
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
>>
>
>
>
>
>
> DOC UK Website: www.deloreans.co.uk
> Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are
> assumed public and may be printed in the club magazine **
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
DOC UK Website: www.deloreans.co.uk
Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are assumed public and may be printed in the club magazine **
Yahoo! Groups Links
Back to the Home of PROJECT VIXEN