Date:         Wed, 7 Apr 2004 22:17:35 EDT
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: more vanagon smells - gasoline this time
Comments: To: jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU
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In a message dated 4/7/04 7:39:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU writes:


>
> Every time I fill my gas tank, the inside of my van smells horribly of
> gasoline for about ten minutes, till it airs out.  I'm not spilling
> gasoline, I'm not getting it on my hands or my car keys or anyplace else.
> It doesn't matter whether I leave the van doors open or closed while I'm
> pumping.  The gas station doesn't reek of gasoline - though I have noticed
> that in this part of the world they don't have those things on the pumps
> that prevent fumes from going into the air.
>
>

leaky gaskets/fuel line at top of tank. its a common thing..   online vendors
sell the repair kits. youll have to drop the tank to fix.
have fun-
chris