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Re: Fuel smell in trunk

To: cwnicholls@juno.com (Clark W Nicholls)
Subject: Re: Fuel smell in trunk
From: jstovall@earthlink.net (J. Stovall)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 04:08:54 -0800 (PST)
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
>I had this problem several years ago, ended up with a puddle in the
>trunk!  I don't remember exactly, but it seems a gasket had dried up or
>shrunk and caused a slight leak.  You'll need to remove the pump to
>examine it closely as it isn't all visible as mounted...  Make sure you
>remove the spare tire as that's where the fuel will accumulate.  The
>vapors may be venting in the area of the pump.

Hey all,
        We had this prob on the GT6 just after we got it. Turned out the
gasket that sealed the fuel guage sender unit in the gas tank had gone bad,
as well as the fuel tank sender. Just an idea, hope it helps, and good
luck!

Jeff Stovall
jstovall@earthlink.net
"I'm God's gift to humility."
1966 Triumph GT6 mk1



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