fuel smell while driving?
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From: crofton maryland
fuel smell while driving?
been smell gas while i am driving my 86 vette? i thought i was coming form the tanks some were, took the rubber boot off to investagate. trimmed a bad hose end ans reclamped. but i still smell gas while driving a while? am not resure but it seems worst when i am slowing down, return line?? i don't see any real clean aras giving up the location? any one else have this, was wondering what they did?
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Le Mans Master
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From: Australia
Originally Posted by ittlfly
If your not showing an obvious gas leak, then it's probably your emission evap system....canister, solenoid, or purge tank valve.
90 degree turn at wheel arch was full of rust flakes. Cleaned out . no more fumes
Racer
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From: Friendswood Texas
Originally Posted by REDC4CORVETTE
Did you install new o-rings on the bolts that hold the fuel and pump inplace? 
Had the same problem on my 86 earlier this year. It, indeed, turned out to be o-rings on the bolts.
You might check the line that tuns from your evap canistor to the tank. Most of the tubing is steel, but in a couple of places it's rubber (prone to rotting out). A common leak is just in front of the left rear wheel - about 2 inches of line is rubber there.
