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gas odor problem solved-may be helpfull to others

posted by  wheels on  Sun Mar 7 00:06 CST 2004
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I had noticed a fairly strong gas odor coming from back aft in my 86 245. It was so strong that I thought it would be filler neck related- going thru the rear qtr and down to the tank. After looking and seeing no evidence of any leaks-but-still smelling the gas odor from that area of the car--I changed the gas cap-using one I had on hand-and the gas odor problem is gone. Honestly--not sure why a bad cap would cause such a strong gas odor in the car-any one care to explain why?--thanks








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    gas odor problem solved-may be helpfull to others

    posted by  rhaire on  Sun Mar 7 02:03 CST 2004
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    Yes, that one has been discussed a few times on Brickboard, but good to remind everyone that a banged up cap will leak fumes.







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