Smell of Gas Fumes in cabin
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Tim Kay
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http://www.gt40s.com/forum/superformance-gt40s/32832-fuel-smell-garage.html
This thread ^ may be of some help.
More often the complaint is that the garage smells which lend to the theory it's vented fumes. In you case though I suspect a filler hose clamp may be loose. The filler tubes are basically "inside" the cabin (behind the dash on my Tornado) and if the filler hose leaks then gas fumes are released affecting the cabin as you describe.
This thread ^ may be of some help.
More often the complaint is that the garage smells which lend to the theory it's vented fumes. In you case though I suspect a filler hose clamp may be loose. The filler tubes are basically "inside" the cabin (behind the dash on my Tornado) and if the filler hose leaks then gas fumes are released affecting the cabin as you describe.
Seymour Snerd
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Keep in mind that thread is mostly about SPFs and some of the issues are (I hope) specific to just those cars.
Dimi Terleckyj
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Dino
If you are using rubber fuel hose then the smell will be coming out of the hose as it allows the fuel to leach out of the hose.
I had the same problem and when I changed all the hoses that went through the cabin to Stainless Braided Teflon Lined hoses had no further problems.
Dimi
If you are using rubber fuel hose then the smell will be coming out of the hose as it allows the fuel to leach out of the hose.
I had the same problem and when I changed all the hoses that went through the cabin to Stainless Braided Teflon Lined hoses had no further problems.
Dimi
Seymour Snerd
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Dimi --
When you did that what mfr. teflon hose, and what size, did you use? And which fittings?
CAV has a over fill hose under the gas cap that is supposed to exit underneath the car, sometimes that hose exits into the sponson and fuel get under the fuel tanks.
There is an access panel inside the wheel well that will allow you to check that.
Dave
There is an access panel inside the wheel well that will allow you to check that.
Dave
I am having the same issue with my CAV. There are times when the fuel smell is overpowering. Other times nothing... After some hunting found that the sender plates on the tops of the tanks on both sides are weeping gas from around the screw heads. Has anyone seen this before and is there a suggested fix for this. The last thing I need to do is pull the tanks out. Is there supposed to be some kind of seal around these screws that are presumed to go down into the tank? There is no wet fuel and wouldn't call it a leak. Just a very slow weep around all of the screws.
BTW...I installed pop-out vents in the windows and that helps tremendously in keeping air in the car fresh.
BTW...I installed pop-out vents in the windows and that helps tremendously in keeping air in the car fresh.
Dimi Terleckyj
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Hi Alan
The hoses were from Earl's and they are AN10 with the correct fittings that must be used with this type of hose as supplied by Earl's.
Under no circumstances can Teflon lined hoses be used with standard hose clamps.
When I first used new fuel hose there was no problem, but after a period of time the leaching of fuel through the hose began an progressively became worse till I could not stand to be in the car for any period of time which prompted the change to Teflon lined hose.
Dimi
The hoses were from Earl's and they are AN10 with the correct fittings that must be used with this type of hose as supplied by Earl's.
Under no circumstances can Teflon lined hoses be used with standard hose clamps.
When I first used new fuel hose there was no problem, but after a period of time the leaching of fuel through the hose began an progressively became worse till I could not stand to be in the car for any period of time which prompted the change to Teflon lined hose.
Dimi
Seymour Snerd
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Thanks; I asked because I looked at both Aeroquip and Earls for dash-8 and dash-12 and was a) appalled at the price and b) disappointed that Aeroquip doesn't even make teflon dash-12 although Earl's does at $40/ft (!). Of course my price sensitivity is partly because I now have a large enough inventory of mistakenly purchased AN fittings to equip the Air Force....and at this point I have so little fuel hose in the car (~2 feet) that I'll just wait and see if it's a problem. If so I'll get the Earls stuff. The dash-12 issue went away when I decided to implement as stainless steel hard lines.
