Jay:
Sorry to say it, but I'm betting the top of your gas tank is corroded and
has a leak. The best way to be sure is to run the car on 1/2 full tank for
a while and see if the smell goes away. Then fill the tank up, if the smell
comes back, chances are it's the tank.
Water from condensation sits between the tank top and the bodyshell. After
a while corrosion will penetrate the tank, usually at the front edge. It's
a common problem with the B.
Kelvin.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ATWEDITOR@aol.com [mailto:ATWEDITOR@aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 7:34 AM
> To: Mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: My GT is gassing me
>
>
> Friends,
>
> I've worked this problem for months, and now I'm out of
> ideas, so I turn to
> the knowledgeable list for help.
> When I drive my GT, fumes are getting into the cockpit that
> make our eyes
> water and, after a while, causes headaches. Problem is, we
> can't smell
> anything to identify the source, so I'm working all angles.
> Used to be there was a gas odor, which I think I solved with
> new seal and
> rubber at the tank/spout juncture, including the seal into
> the gas tank. And
> I attacked the vapor canister in the back, greasing,
> tightening and covering
> all the junctions with duct tape. I went over the vapor
> canister under the
> hood, renewed all the hoses there, made sure the bottom hose
> ended below the
> engine, got new charcoal for the filter, etc. I went back
> over the exhaust
> system, tightening the nuts on the exhaust manifold studs,
> and re-installing
> the clamps on the exhaust system, making sure the joins were fully
> overlapped. There never was the sound of an exhaust leak,
> though. I have
> tried to seal all openings between the engine compartment and
> the cockpit.
> The body and floors are sound--no holes.
> So I'm stumped. This is a real drag 'cause the car runs like
> a rabbit, and
> the interior is now complete and looking fine, yet driving it
> is a pain,
> literally. Any good ideas? Any bad ideas?
>
> Jay Donoghue
> 72B-GT
> 66 Mustang
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