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Getting rid of the gas smell |
mepstein |
Feb 28 2015, 10:40 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,312 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
In the past I:
Ran new fuel and vacume lines Cleaned the interior Replaced seals and gaskets on the fuel injection Today I decided it was time to replace the charcoal in the canister next to the fuel tank I purchased some replacement charcoal on Amazon. I've read that this isn't optimal but I feel it's got to be better than leaving the 45 year old origional mixture in the car. Attached thumbnail(s) |
r_towle |
Feb 28 2015, 02:37 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,586 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
It takes away the smell in the trunk which flows into the cabin.
Alternately, you can run a hose from the expansion tank down along side the drain tube and have it exit under the car like was done for 60 years up until the 70,s California inspection may be looking for a functional setup, so you would need to re route the intake hose into one of the carbs. I put mine out under the car, it's fine. You need to let the pressure out of the tank as it heats and cools. The canister setup does that in an environmentally friendly way by sucking the fumes through the charcoal and also burning it via the intake. If you just let it air into the front trunk your car will always smell like fuel. |
quadracerx |
Sep 27 2015, 01:00 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 426 Joined: 3-July 06 From: WA Member No.: 6,366 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
It takes away the smell in the trunk which flows into the cabin. Alternately, you can run a hose from the expansion tank down along side the drain tube and have it exit under the car like was done for 60 years up until the 70,s California inspection may be looking for a functional setup, so you would need to re route the intake hose into one of the carbs. I put mine out under the car, it's fine. You need to let the pressure out of the tank as it heats and cools. The canister setup does that in an environmentally friendly way by sucking the fumes through the charcoal and also burning it via the intake. If you just let it air into the front trunk your car will always smell like fuel. Anybody got a diagram of the hose in question mentioned above? Or a photo so I can identify exactly which hose and the proper routing? My red car is carbureted and has a terrible gas smell inside the drivers area whenever I run it... Thanks in advance... Steve |
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