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<DIV>Have you looked at the fuel sending unit which is on top of the tank?
There is also an overflow copper pipe with a banjo fitting between the filler
neck and the sending unit. If the pipe has been replaced with a rubber
hose it could have deteriorated or munched on by critters. I would take
the panel covering the tank out of the trunk and search the whole top of the gas
tank.</DIV>
<DIV>Pete</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=kinderlehrer@comcast.net>Kinderlehrer</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 02, 2017 1:02 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=Randall.Reihing@utoledo.edu>'Reihing, Randall S.'</A> ;
<A title=dave1massey@cs.com>'Dave'</A> ; <A
title=triumphs@autox.team.net>triumphs@autox.team.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [TR] help needed with persistent gas
smell</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Thanks
Randall and Dave, I appreciate your responses. From my brother’s
description, this way more than the faint smell of gas and I think it is
abnormal. I have 2 triumphs in my garage and my wife with the nose of a
bloodhound doesn’t notice any gas smell. There are no wet spots and no dampness
to be found, so I don’t think a dye in the gas will reveal anything and the
smell is strongest in the trunk so the fuel pump is
unlikely.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Still,
your point about the close system makes me wonder if there is a way to add a
carbon canister, maybe to the overflow pipe, and then close off the vent in the
fuel filler cap.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Bob
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style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Reihing, Randall S.
[mailto:Randall.Reihing@utoledo.edu] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 02, 2017
5:20 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Dave; kinderlehrer@comcast.net;
triumphs@autox.team.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [TR] help needed with persistent
gas smell<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Dave
has an excellent point. My 1959 TR3A resides in a heated garage and when first
entering, the scent of fuel is faintly noticeable until the overhead door is
opened. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Reihing<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>
Triumphs [triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] on behalf of Dave
[dave1massey@cs.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 01, 2017 8:56
PM<BR><B>To:</B> <A>kinderlehrer@comcast.net</A>;
<A>triumphs@autox.team.net</A><BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [TR] help needed with
persistent gas smell</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Welcome to life in the
1950's. There is a reason houses of that era had detached garages. From
the 1970's on the EPA mandated and evaporative loss controls and charcoal
canisters was born. But the TR3 had none of that and the gas tank was
vented directly to atmosphere. You will never get it to the level of a
modern car (such as TR6) and there will always be some aroma of gasoline in the
garage.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>Dave
Massey</SPAN><SPAN
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style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: black'>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From: Kinderlehrer
<<A>kinderlehrer@comcast.net</A>><BR>To: 'TR3 Triumphs'
<<A>triumphs@autox.team.net</A>><BR>Sent: Sun, Oct 1, 2017 6:16
pm<BR>Subject: [TR] help needed with persistent gas smell<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>My
brother is really enjoying the TR3A he bought several months ago, except for the
smell of gas in his garage every morning. The car was recently restored but he
had all the fuel lines and carburetors checked by a British car mechanic shop.
He had the overflow blocked to no avail, I convinced him to replace the gas tank
suspecting pin hole leaks at the bottom and that didn’t help either. The smell
is strongest inside the trunk so I suggested that he blow up a balloon inside
the filler and see what happens. No smell so he had the hose from the filler to
the tank replaced, but the smell returned. Next he covered the filler with a
plastic bag, The smell went away but if he took it for a short drive with the
bag in place, the smell returned after he parked the car in the
garage.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Other
than replacing the filler cap, I am out of ideas. We considered plugging up the
vent hole in the filler cap, but he won’t be able to drive very far like that.
Has anybody struggled with this issue and found a solution? Anyone have any
ideas on what might be going on here?</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Thanks
for any help,</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Bob</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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