I had this problem several years ago, ended up with a puddle in the
trunk! I don't remember exactly, but it seems a gasket had dried up or
shrunk and caused a slight leak. You'll need to remove the pump to
examine it closely as it isn't all visible as mounted... Make sure you
remove the spare tire as that's where the fuel will accumulate. The
vapors may be venting in the area of the pump.
I don't remember the fix as being very significant, perhaps a bit of new
rubber fuel line which I always have around. Let us know what you
discover, it may wake my brain cells!
Clark
On Wed, 30 Oct 1996 17:19:52 -0500 Daniel Pruzan <dpruzan@nearinc.com>
writes:
>Hello to All,
>
>I have been getting a light smell of fuel in the trunk of my Stag. In
>
>this car the fuel tank is under the carboard trunk floor and the
>electric
>fuel pump is mounted along the right side of the trunk. The odor
>seems
>to be coming more from the fuel pump. There doesn't appear to be any
>leaks, cracked hoses, or holes in the tank that I can see. Does
>anyone
>have any experience with this? Any ideas are welcome.
>
>Tried
>Repairing
>Implementing
>Unsuccessful
>Methods
>Pursuing
>Help
>
>Dan Pruzan
>71 Stag
>Santa Clara, CA
>
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