Gas smell under the tank, more of a rant than anything Options

[rjames]

Open the front hood and you can smell the gas, and I can tell it's coming from the underside of the tank (new gasket on the topside).

I also had this problem last year. That's when I decided pull and refinish the tank (inside and out). At that time I replaced the tank filter sock and all washers, the fuel filter and all of the soft lines under the tank. Fuel smell gone! At least until this week when the smell of fuel returned with a vengence. Enough to stink up the garage when I open the hood. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

The rant is that I hate pulling the tank. It's a royal pain. So far it's been one of my least favorite jobs. Also, I hate that all of the work I did to get rid of any gas leaks/weeping lines etc, only lasted for a year. I also hate that the 'access' hole on the underside of the car is barely accessible by anyone- except for maybe rats and spiders. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

Ok, rant over. Back to your regularly scheduled day.