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Check the filler pipe rubber connector hose first.
Late model MGBs have fuel vapor recovery=20
system. This includes an expansion tank high=20
inside the RR fender (in the boot) with a flex=20
hose between the expansion tank and the fuel=20
tank. This hose appeaars to connect to the boot=20
floor near the filler pipe. If this hose leak it=20
will spill a bit of fuel into the boot, especially just after filling the=
tank.
There is another connection to the expansion tank=20
going forward. If this one leaks it can=20
contribute fuel fumes into the boot space.
The later model MGB also has flat top fuel=20
tank. These tend to rust out on top like Swiss=20
cheese, then will spill fuel from the top surface=20
with the tank is filled or near full.
Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
http://MGAguru.com
At 07:59 AM 4/16/2015 -0700, Aaron Whiteman via Mgs wrote:
>>On Apr 15, 2015, at 6:31 AM, Paul Root via Mgs=20
>>
>>I got my MG out a couple weeks ago, then it=20
>>turned cold again, so it sat in the garage. ....
>
>....
>The only thing really wrong right now is that my=20
>trunk smells of gasoline. Not a lot, but it=E2=80=99s=20
>there. The tank is new (one of those Canadian=20
>made nickel-plated tanks), but the plumbing=20
>isn=E2=80=99t. I suspect the filler neck is cracked.=20
>Any other likely candidates? It=E2=80=99s not=20
>overwhelming, but it=E2=80=99s enough that if I leave=20
>a shirt in the boot overnight, it has to be=20
>aired out for a while before I can stand to wear it.
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Check the filler pipe rubber connector hose first.<br><br>
Late model MGBs have fuel vapor recovery system. This includes an
expansion tank high inside the RR fender (in the boot) with a flex
hose between the expansion tank and the fuel tank. This hose
appeaars to connect to the boot floor near the filler pipe. If this
hose leak it will spill a bit of fuel into the boot, especially just
after filling the tank.<br><br>
There is another connection to the expansion tank going forward. If
this one leaks it can contribute fuel fumes into the boot space.<br><br>
The later model MGB also has flat top fuel tank. These tend to rust
out on top like Swiss cheese, then will spill fuel from the top surface
with the tank is filled or near full.<br><br>
Barney Gaylord<br>
1958 MGA with an attitude<br>
<a href=3D"http://mgaguru.com/"; eudora=3D"autourl">http://MGAguru.com<br><br=
>
<br><br>
</a>At 07:59 AM 4/16/2015 -0700, Aaron Whiteman via Mgs wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=3Dcite class=3Dcite cite=3D"">
<blockquote type=3Dcite class=3Dcite cite=3D"">On Apr 15, 2015, at 6:31 AM,
Paul Root via Mgs
<<a href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net";>mgs@autox.team.net</a>>
wrote:<br><br>
I got my MG out a couple weeks ago, then it turned cold again, so it sat
in the garage. ....</blockquote><br>
....<br>
The only thing really wrong right now is that my trunk smells of
gasoline. Not a lot, but it=E2=80=99s there. The tank is new (one of those
Canadian made nickel-plated tanks), but the plumbing isn=E2=80=99t. I suspec=
t
the filler neck is cracked. Any other likely candidates? It=E2=80=99s not
overwhelming, but it=E2=80=99s enough that if I leave a shirt in the boot
overnight, it has to be aired out for a while before I can stand to wear
it.</blockquote></body>
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