Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 22:12:06 -0800 From: rich clinchy <richnopsamart.net> Subject: Re: Gas Smell on interior of '80 900
Trevor Pearson (fmr. T-Man) wrote: > > I have a 1980 900 that has a very strong gas smell inside the car. I > recently bought it so am not so familiar w/symptoms of them. I recently > ran some fuel injector cleaner through it and am worried that perhaps when > it "cleaned" the fuel system it dislodged something that was plugging a > hole in the fuel line or something. > > My mileage has dropped significantly in town compared to the highway (14 > mpg as opposed to 27) could a leaky fuel system be the problem? Is this > normal? > > Also, the other day when I filled it up, I overfilled it and some gas > spilled out. The back passenger window doesn't close completely, and I > thought that maybe air was simply leaking in there and there were gas > fumes in it. > > Ideas, questions, or comments are greatly appreciated. > > Trevor > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > ^^^ The Godard Homepage: ^^^ > ^^^ http://copper.ucs.indiana.edu/~tapearso/godard.html ^^^ > ^^^ ^^^ > ^^^ Trevor Pearson University Computing Services Consultant ^^^ > ^^^ TAPEARSOnopsamana.edu ^^^ > ^^^ ^^^ > ^^^ "With all the electronics we are living with now, beginning with ^^^ > ^^^ the remotes on the televisions and ending with the computers ^^^ > ^^^ and God-knows-what--www-dot-boombah--I don't know what anyone ^^^ > ^^^ is talking about, and it makes me crazy. The whole world is a ^^^ > ^^^ computer now--there's no human element." ^^^ > ^^^ - Lauren Bacall ^^^ > ^^^ ^^^ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ There is an overflow hose on the inside of the car that connects to the filler neck. Sometimes this breaks or falls off. Also it sometimes pops out of the floor -- FROM: PEERLESS AUTOMOTIVE WEB: http://www.carpart.net EMAIL: richnopsamart.net PHONE (610) 346-7250 FAX (610) 346-9417
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