Gasoline Smell Update . . .

[Fay ^. .^ ~]

>At 9:03 AM -0500 3/22/03, Fay     ^. .^  ~ wrote:
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>>I called our car insurance this morning, I have just comprehensive, to find out if *contents* are covered by fire.
>>Of course they are NOT.
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>>So I do not have renters/home owners insurance and I had better get some today !
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>I've seen two or three replies so far, and it seems everyone is missing the point.
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>The above is akin to ringing up the insurance company to get homeowner's insurance because you think the stove's leaking gas.
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>If the insurance company finds out you've known about(and hence ignored) a rather obvious safety problem, they're not likely to be sympathetic when you come calling for a fire damage claim, regardless of what coverage you have.
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>Environmental concerns aside, the car is not safe to drive if it is leaking gas to the point you can smell it or see it on the ground; that means the tank material has failed, and that 'smell' could turn into a "thick stream of gas" next time you go over a pothole.
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>Keep it out of the garage, and do not drive it until the problem is fixed.  If that mandates a tow to the mechanic, so be it.
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>Brett

That is what I have been trying to tell my husband and he finally looked at it just now.

We ran the car level, off, and with the rear wheels both up on jack stands, AND each wheel up.

He claims that the gasoline tank looks brand new and he cannot see anything in the lines.

I imagine the last thing is to pull the gasoline tank out ?

Did I get that right.

There is NO sign of gasoline . . . just me and my friend can smell it.

My husband cannot.


He says he thinks the gasoline smell is coming out the tail pipe.
When I asked whether it is set too rich, he tells me there is no adjusting anything, the computer does that.


So do we pull the gasoline tank, or look for something else ?



Cheers,

Fay

"Optimism is magic !"

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