<VV> Awful Stink of Raw Gas

[EVERETT WILSON]

Bill,
   
  I had that in one of my lates.  That small amount that backsplashes into the filler pocket?  It is supposed to run out through a drain hose and to the pavement.  If the drain is missing or theres a little rust out in the bottom of the pocket, the gas runs out the corner of the pocket and down the back side of the wheel well and if your undercoating is not perfect, the gas then goes into a seam near the bottom and sits there.  The seam is the floor of the passenger compartment and the vent cavity.  I found that hosing out the wheel well would usually reduce the smell.  THe reformulated gas is real nasty smelling and hard to cover up.  ugh!

  Hope this helps!
   
  Everett Wilson
  North RIchland Hills TX
"Bill H." <gojoe283 at yahoo.com> wrote:
  B"H

Hi all. Lately my 69 Monza has the awful smell of raw
gasoline inside the car.

It seems the problem gets bad when I fill the tank. I
looked under the left front fender where I saw two
tubes, one I guess is the filler pipe, the other an
overflow or vent. No leaks whatsoever, although when
I fill up, it seems the gas pump "clicks" off only
after some gas spills out into the fender cavity where
the gas filler is, but it evaporates from there pretty
quickly.

Has anyone else had this problem? Any suggestions? 
It's not too bad when you can open the windows, but on
a day like this morning with driving rain, it does
become a problem.

Thanks everyone for your input and your time...Bill
Hershkowitz
69 Monza 110 PG





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