If the tank is more than about half full, the gas level is higher than the
carb. Thus, any leak at the carb,
fuel pump, etc. will leak constantly.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 01:02 PM 4/7/2004 +0000, drsnydr@comcast.net wrote:
>Hello everyone. I've had something weird happen, and since this is the second
>time it's happened I'm assuming it's not just some freak-of-physical-laws
>thing. Whenever I FILL the gas tank, I get raw fuel dripping from the bottom
>of the engine (no idea where it originates, although there is also gas on and
>around the fuel pump). If I only put a few gallons in, there's no such
>problem. The first time this happened the leaking and strong gas smell
>stopped as soon as the gas tank got down to around a half to two-thirds full.
>Does more gas in the tank somehow increase the pressure in the line and expose
>weak points? Any ideas what would cause this? Thanks in advance for any
>thoughts and suggestions.
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