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| | | | Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 179 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 179 | Hi guys,question for you.I have a '57 shortbox.I had the interior redone professionaly.The fellow made a cover to enclose the tank.Sometimes when i put gas in,i get the smell,but not all the time.Where are the fumes coming from if the filler cap is on the outside and there are no holes in tank?  roy | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | if it were a constant problem it would be a tank leak toward the top where there's likely to be corrosion from sitting long periods with condensation happening above the gas level, but if ocassional, check the rubber connections between the outer fill fitting and the tank neck, both the actual filler and the vent tube .... when you gas up, stop the instant it kicks off instead of "rounding off" the pump $ or filling it to the max - if that prevents the smell, the vent tube is the likely culprit
Bill | | | | | Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 179 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 179 | Thanks bill,gonna check that out next time i go to play in the garage.  | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 | i had the same problem, and as red58 suggested, i now stop at the first click off.
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