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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="http://mgaguru.com/" eudora="autourl">http://MGAguru.com<br><br>
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</a>At 07:59 AM 4/16/2015 -0700, Aaron Whiteman via Mgs wrote:<br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">On Apr 15, 2015, at 6:31 AM,
Paul Root via Mgs
<<a href="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’s there. The tank is new (one of those
Canadian made nickel-plated tanks), but the plumbing isn’t. I suspect
the filler neck is cracked. Any other likely candidates? It’s not
overwhelming, but it’s 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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