[Healeys] Gasoline fumes in the boot of a 100

[Charlie Schott]

Charles,

Use the Hylomar Universal Blue gasketing and sealing compound. It is 
impervious to gasoline.

Regards,

Charlie Schott

-----Original Message----- 
From: Charles Rice
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 11:50 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Gasoline fumes in the boot of a 100

     Trying to fix the strong gasoline fumes in the trunk (boot) of my BN2.

I have installed an external vent on the filler neck, and plugged the vent

hole in the filler cap.  I'm sure the output fitting is tight and not
leaking.

A new steel tank was installed several years ago. The sending unit is
original,

but does not appear to be warped or cracked anywhere and works OK.

     I found fuel leaking around the sending unit, particularly when the
tank

is full.  I cleaned the contact surfaces of the unit and the tank, replaced
the cork

gasket with a new premium ("Viton") gasket (from Moss), and used the correct


screws and copper washers.  But the leak is still there.  I suppose next I
should try

some kind of sealant, what kind should I look for that would be fuelproof?

     Thanks - Charles Rice  BN2
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