[doc] Re: I love the smell of petrol in the morning. . .

["blackaddertoo" <blackaddertoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Phil.

i assume you have checked over the whole sytem.

start at the tank check all pump and boot etc are all in correct and 
tight.
check the seals for the sender etc.

check the fuel filler cap and feed pipe (mine had a jubilee clip 
only part on and looks as if this was done in the factory.) was the 
main pipe from the filler.
check the pipe coming from the pump and the accumulator.
the old pipes to the accumulator are not good after 24 years
mine could do with a change but don't leak so down on my list of 
things to do!.

check the filter and its fittings. a new filter is a bugger to seal
tight. mine is ok now but just had a slight show of vapour.
then check all the fuel fittings in the engine bay. if any copper 
washers have been reused without annealing they could leak slight 
vapour.

hope i'm not stating the obvious.

regards

Steve


--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Phil Peters <PhilPeters@xxxx> wrote:
> Hiya John,
> 
> No, mine is just a bog standard Airchamber with internal supports 
(i.e. rods) and 2 fans on one side. The whole thing is just airflow, 
no water trap cylinders. This is why I'm pretty sure that there's 
something amiss with my car at the mo. I've put other cars in there 
and the smell has not appeared.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Phil
> 
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> On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 19:52:01 -0000 , "John Chapelhow" 
<chapelhow@xxxx>  wrote:
> >Phil
> >
> >Have you got a PermaBag style chamber which uses a water trap 
cylinder 
> >rather than active airflow?
> >
> >The strong petrol (petrol/chemical) smell is very common and 
appears to 
> >come from the bag itself.
> >
> >After a long chat to the people at Carcoon this is one of the 
things 
> >the advert doesn't warn you about. I have found that having extra 
> >desecant cyclinders has reduced the problem slightly, but it may 
just 
> >be that my Permabag is just ageing.....
> >
> >John C
> >DOC 19:19a : 'Boeing' : #0737 
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> I�ve got a fairly long-standing issue with my D that I 
thought I'd 
> >post up and see if anyone has any ideas. Here�s the 
situation: My D 
> >lives in an indoor Carcoon-style air chamber when it�s not 
being 
> >used. This weekend I opened up the Carcoon after the car had been 
sat 
> >in there for about two weeks. As soon as I opened the access 
flaps on 
> >the air chamber I was met by a very strong smell of petrol fumes.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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