Thanks Randall:
I will find and seal the evaporation line. I tell you with their leaks,
outgassing and misfire/farting, LBCs are about the least toilet-trained
vehicles I know of.
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Randall Young [mailto:ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM]
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 5:03 PM
To: Triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Still chasing an evil stink
> Does anybody think that I have some sort of poorly seating valve that is
> causing my engine to act as a big gas "mister", hence the smell?
Mark, the valves inside the engine are almost certainly not your problem.
> Thinking about it, I am not sure that the evaporator line from
> the gas tank
> neck is connected. It's certainly not present at the canister as the pipe
> was melted (long story) I think I may have ommitted to seal the little
> outlet on the filler neck, however I wouldn't think that little line could
> make this strong fuel smell.
With today's fuels, it certainly doesn't take much. Tracking down that vent
line would be my top priority. Also, if you're going to start sealing off
original vents, be sure you leave at least one still functioning.
Randall
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