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Re: gas smell

To: jbregman@mac.com
Subject: Re: gas smell
From: George Richardson <gprtech@frontiernet.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 14:46:41 -0500
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Organization: Merlin Group Inc
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Yep. I've been concerned with that since I first got my car on the road. 
Unless you want to run a charcoal vapor recovery canister and lines to 
the carbs, there's nothing you can do about it.

It's just the way old cars were.

jbregman@mac.com wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I have been trying to track down a smell of gasoline from my TR3, and 
>thought I found the problem with a loose vent line connection.  But the 
>smell is still there and seems to be near the gas tank.  Yesterday I 
>had the rear wheel off on the passenger's side and noticed that the 
>vent line was just an open tube, .......
>  
>

-- 
George Richardson
1957 Triumph TR3 - TS15559L http://www.key-men.com/triumph
1975 Triumph TR6 - Undergoing restoration    
1972 Triumph Stag - Daily Driver
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