[VB] gasoline smell

[Bob Pratt]

I know this may sound stupid, but did you check any gasoline you may store in your garage?

Bob

> On Aug 28, 2016, at 9:15 PM, Rusty May <rusty.may at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> About a month ago, I started getting a strong smell of gasoline in my
> garage when my bus was parked there.  No puddles anywhere, so I pulled the
> carb and fuel pump, but the smell persisted, and seemed to come from the
> gas tank.
> 
> I had a similar problem about ten years ago and tracked it down then to a
> pinhole leak in the gas tank.  I had the tank sealed and that solved the
> problem.  So this past week, I pulled the tank, but didn't see any leaks.
> I put some fluorescent dye in the tank with some gas, but didn't find any
> leaks.  However, I still get the gas smell.
> 
> Is it possible it's just fumes coming from the vented gas cap?  I've been
> using one of the vented NAPA caps for several years.  But I'm not sure why
> I didn't smell gas from the cap before.
> 
> Any other things I should check?  Maybe the fuel sender gasket?  Come to
> think of it, I didn't slosh the gas around to see if any would leak there.
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions....
> 
> - Rusty
> 67 Westy
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