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Re: strong gas smell #35287 07/18/2004 12:04 AM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 105 Overland Park, KS M Michael Kamer 'Bolter
Michael Kamer 'Bolter M Joined: May 2004 Posts: 105 Overland Park, KS	I just took my tank out of my 50 and cleaned it and installed a new sending unit. I put a new sending unit gasket on but didn't seal the screws. When I filled up, I had a terrible odor of gas. Turns out that it was leaking past the screws. When I sealed them, it was went away.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
strong gas smell	ia49	07/17/2004 2:47 PM
Re: strong gas smell	Glenn A. Foster	07/17/2004 4:18 PM
Re: strong gas smell	ChevyAsylum	07/17/2004 5:05 PM
Re: strong gas smell	Michael Kamer	07/18/2004 12:04 AM
Re: strong gas smell	Splashoil	07/18/2004 12:12 AM
Re: strong gas smell	Fred T	07/18/2004 1:43 AM
Re: strong gas smell	cmayna	07/18/2004 4:23 AM

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