Sluis, John wrote:
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> I had a similar gasoline odor problem with my '80 B in the past. The '80
> has a device that shuts down fuel flow to the carb in the event of a crash.
> It is located in front of the driver in the engine compartment and to the
> side of the brake box. It's mounted on the firewall. Mine would seep gas.
> Not a lot, but enough that I had the same symptoms. It's a hard one to
> find as it's a slow seeper, so you smell it, but can't see the leak.
Hmmm? My '79B has an electric only inertia switch located in the
passenger compartment just to the left of the pedal box, right above the
bonnet release. It's function is to shut off electrical power to the
fuel pump in event of a crash. Handy if you want to test electrics with
the ignition on but don't want the fuel pump maintaining pressure to the
carb. Just pull one of the leads off the switch. Since it is really
hard to see unless you know where to look, it also doubles as an
anti-theft device if you pull one of the leads when you park it. But,
mine doesn't have the mechanical (?) device you are referring to. Is
that missing on mine? Was that something that only came on the '80
model?
Wayne Kube
'79B
Plano, TX
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