kdixey Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 I have noticed recently that when I fill up the tak with gas on I on occasion get a smell of gas very strongly inside the car. About a week ago I noticed a small puddle under the passenger side rear wheel at fillup and atributed it to a bit of overflow. Yesterday I got a chance to see it in action...when I am filling up after about 3/4 full there is a small amount of gas dripping between the body panels in the wheel well. Curiously the tank does not leak AFTER it has been filled. I am thinking that there is a problem with the tube that leads to the tank. HAs anyone else had a problem like this? I'm not even sure where to begin. I would imagine it is something I can get in there and fix. I'm open to suggestions. Oh yeah, it's and 4WD GL wagon with 190K and my daily driver. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchsub Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 sounds to me like you have a rust hole in the filler neck if its only when your filling it up that it leaks. Im not sure if you can just get a new filler neck or whether you have to get a new tank and neck as a package deal. Or you could do what i would probably do and put some duct tape around the hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdixey Posted October 8, 2006 Author Share Posted October 8, 2006 I would imagine that there has got to be some way to fix that. Aren't there flexible hoses I could use to replace the filler neck? Ah well, I guess the next step is to get in there and see what is going on. Onward! Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Also, I suggest to Check the Hoses that came from the Tank, inside the engine´s bay (Vent. Recirc.) maybe... in my Weberized EA82 White Wagon, it was the reason of gas evaporating/smelling. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beataru Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 JB weld or propoxy it babey... no torchy though.... hehe (sounds like something stupid i would do! BOOM!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 The tank and neck are separate parts. The rubber hose on the elbow going from the neck to the tank would be my 1st guess followed by a rust hole in the top of the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdixey Posted October 9, 2006 Author Share Posted October 9, 2006 Rubber hose? I was wondering if it was a setup like that. I am hoping its not a hole in the top of th etank, but I suppose I could patch that as well. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdixey Posted October 9, 2006 Author Share Posted October 9, 2006 JB weld or propoxy it babey... no torchy though.... hehe (sounds like something stupid i would do! BOOM!) No torch? ...and that's a bad idea because...??? I was wondering about what non explosive options there were other than duct tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beataru Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 JB weld or propoxy... sorry i make run-on sentances! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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