Smelling Gas | 356 Speedster, 550 Spyder, Replica, Automotive Community

nickhasson

I'm smelling gas, i'm thinking from the breather tube at the top of the tank. I notice it most when the tank is full and i'm doing left turns.

Any way to stop this. I tried not filling up as much and still got the smell on left turns.

9/18/117:52 PM

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nickhasson

I'm smelling gas, i'm thinking from the breather tube at the top of the tank. I notice it most when the tank is full and i'm doing left turns.

Any way to stop this. I tried not filling up as much and still got the smell on left turns.

Troy Sloan Supporting Member

Hey Nick.
Very common and you're going to hear about several different solutions. Mine was to just run some drip irrigation tubing from the tank vent along the right side of the car to just in front of the rear wheel. No more smell.

nickhasson

Thanks Troy,

I just did a search and found a bunch of answers. Should be a quick fix.

Alan MerklinDrclock - Elkins, West Virginia Supporting Member

Auto Zone / Advance Auto (Help Rack) has a small one way PVC valve that has male hose fittings on both ends $5.00. You can run the hose a few inches into the trunk wall and let it hang down rearward of the front wheel.

Gordon NicholsMassachusetts 1993 CMC Supporting Member

"I love the smell of gas in the morning!"

Alan MerklinDrclock - Elkins, West Virginia Supporting Member

It's the heavy smell you discover when you open the shop to find
"On Golden Pond" that sucks.

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