Kevin,
Would you believe this same thing happened to me yesterday on the 76 B? I
just put the child seat in and was taking my 2 year old for a spin. Half way
down the block I smell gas and my feet are slipping by the pedals. Turned the
car off, looked under the hood and there it is - crack in rubber connector for
the two metal fuel lines. Difference is - I drive this car 3-4 times a week
to my office (150 mile round trip) so the line failure was not due to sitting
around with nothing to do. Anyway, grabbed a new bit of hose off the garage
wall (that's where we all keep it isn't it??), made the repair and off I went
with my 2 year old for a spin.
Think I'll go look under there again to make sure the other rubber lines are
happy campers.
BTW, Jim, I'm sure my filler neck is fine cause I had that apart a month ago
fishing out some obstruction that made filling the tank a slow laborious
endeavor. Turned out to be that 70s thigamajig that only allowed the narrower
unleaded fuel hose nozzle to be inserted into the tank - it came lose, turned
sideways and was blocking the filler neck. Anyway, when did you realize you
were filling up the trunk - when you went past 12 gallons or when your feet
got wet??
Dr. Doug
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net On Behalf Of Jim Carney
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 1998 5:10 PM
To: Kevin Richards; mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: LBC NDC (Near Death Experience)
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>Popped the hood and found that the section of hose that joins the two
>metal fuel lines by the heater box had sprung a leak also. I was able to
>patch that with some scrounged bits from an absorbtion canister hose,
>and I was on my way home, put Red Molly into her garage bay, and let her
>rest from her near death experience.
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