Gasoline Smell Update . . .

[Joseph Pizzimenti]

Fuel pump leaking?

Joe
--- "Fay     ^. .^  ~" <iceisit at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >At 9:03 AM -0500 3/22/03, Fay     ^. .^  ~ wrote:
> >
> >>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.
> >>
> >>So I do not have renters/home owners insurance and
> I had better get some today !
> >
> >I've seen two or three replies so far, and it seems
> everyone is missing the point.
> >
> >The above is akin to ringing up the insurance
> company to get homeowner's insurance because you
> think the stove's leaking gas.
> >
> >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.
> >
> >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.
> >
> >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.
> >
> >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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