I just finished correcting the same smell problem on my TR-3. I experienced
the smell after filling the tank. It turned out the problem was caused by
loose clamps around the rubber connector between the tank and the filler cap.
Replaced the rubber connector and put on new clamps and the smell went away.
Yep. I've been concerned with that since I first got my car on the road.
Unless you want to run a charcoal vapor recovery canister and lines to
the carbs, there's nothing you can do about it.
It's just the way old cars were.
jbregman@mac.com wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I have been trying to track down a smell of gasoline from my TR3, and
>thought I found the problem with a loose vent line connection. But the
>smell is still there and seems to be near the gas tank. Yesterday I
>had the rear wheel off on the passenger's side and noticed that the
>vent line was just an open tube, .......
>
>
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George Richardson
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