David - Have you checked the hoses to the vent unit mounted in the trunk
right hand side (inside the wheel well). There are two about 1/4 " dia
hoses there that I found had rotted away. The gas fumes would be drawn
into the passenger compartment big time.
Good luck - Dave Bohler
At 07:26 AM 7/5/00 -0400, DLancer7676@cs.com wrote:
>Thanks Gerard! I drive a 1500 and have a sort of different gasoline problem.
> It is not leaking--I have never seen a puddle or drip of gasoline under the
>car. BUT when I fill up the gasoline tank there is a STRONG odor of gasoline
>in the cockpit until she is run for a little while. After running a few
>miles there is no gas odor. The PO has placed the fuel pump, one of those
>square aftermarket affairs, in the boot and I have replaced all the hoses
>back there when I replaced the pump about a year ago. The gas odor problem
>transcended the pump change.
>
>Anybody have any ideas?
>
>--David C.
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