[Healeys] Fuel odors

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No need to do that. Charlie Hart has developed a great fix for the 100 gas  
cap. Best to have him describe it, but I have one on my 100 and it vents 
all of  the gas vapor out of the trunk through a tube connected to the gas cap 
and then  a brass tube out through the bumper grommet. It works great and I 
no longer  have any gas fumes in my trunk.
    I can travel and pack whatever I want in my trunk  and when I unpack, 
the ode de healey does not permeate anything anymore. It's  great. Charlie is 
part of this list and if you want your 100 trunk fume free,  you should 
contact him at: _hartcg at msn.com_ (mailto:hartcg at msn.com)  
    By the way, he's more than reasonable on the price  for this fix and if 
you own a 100, it's a great investment. 
 
Steven Kingsbury
BN1 #598
 
 
In a message dated 7/28/2010 9:55:50 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
ynotink at msn.com writes:

On the  100s the fuel filler vents into the trunk. I've been thinking about
running  a vent tube to the nearest wheel well. Just another project to add 
to
the  list.
Bill Lawrence

> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:56:26  +0800
> From: healey.nut at gmail.com
> To:  jagwarman at gmail.com
> CC: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re:  [Healeys] Fuel odors
>
> Frederich -
>
> Quite  possibly pinhole leaks under the gas tank.  Very common problem  as
the
> metal tank sits right on top of the boot floor, causing a  perfect trap 
for
> water.
>
> When you open the boot does it  smell like fuel?
>
> Alan
>
> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at  11:37 AM, Frederich Ficke
<jagwarman at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>  > My old healey is unrestored and I hate to admit it but the suspension  
is
> > tired and sits a bit low compared to restored examples I have  seen.
> > Although
> > so many BJ8's that I see sit quite  high in the rear end area this
probably
> > helps with exhaust  drag. My car only has 3 inches clearance under the
front
> >  mufflers. The exhaust is relatively new and seals well . I also have  
no
> > fuel
> > leaks .
> > I have wondered if my  fuel odor comes comes from the gas cap. Years 
ago I
> > changed the  standard cap over to a AC Cobra style flip lid .
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