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Re: "eau de Castrol".... <v02130500ae267b6fd5d6@[132.250.184

To: kral@anvil.nrl.navy.mil (Milo Kral)
Subject: Re: "eau de Castrol".... <v02130500ae267b6fd5d6@[132.250.184.10]>
From: Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 16:23:03 PDT
Cc: "Jon Moody (BME)" <mood@rad.unc.edu>, triumphs@autox.team.net, kerch@parc.xerox.com
>>>Milo Kral said:
 > Hi,
 > I wonder if the fumes might be coming from a couple of sources:
 > 1)  old trans. tunnel or a new one with bad or non-existent seals
 > 2)  old or missing grommets in the firewall
 > 3)  leaky exhaust system
 
if the fumes are like fuel, add 
  4) perished filler-cap-to-fuel-tank tube
  5) loose or perished fuel tank vent lines.

I fixed the latter on Sybil and the fuel odor is now gone completely; inside 
she now smells like new carpets and seats...

  --berry

Berry Kercheval :: kerch@parc.xerox.com :: Xerox Palo Alto Research Center



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