Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Gas odor

["Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dan be careful, as many 'designed gas blends' we have here in the US will 
rot out hoses and lines and gaskets. Check and replace all your fuel lines 
from carb, to fuel pump, and follow your metal line along the framerail 
under car. I kept smelling gas awhile back on my 71 Matador and it had not 
one, but two metal fuel lines and just in front of the driver side wheelwell 
they connected and a small rubber line there was cratered so sucking air and 
dripping gas. As long as i have been fooling with these cars never have seen 
a original setup like that and this was original, on that 14,000 mile 71 
Matador I had.

Usually however when you smell gas, it is coming from front of car, but also 
have had the small hoses from tank to frame go bad, they look good, but are 
mushy and many times cracked. Check them too, but don't be a Aggie and check 
with lighter.

Some of you remember me almost taking out southwest Houston with my 71 
SC/360 at a Diamond Shamrock station. Put a few dollars in the tank, then 
started to drive off and a fellow came running after me yelling. I thought 
it was a homeless or drunk AMC fan, but he yelled 'you're pouring gas out!!' 
of which the SC/360 had laid a trail of gas fromt he pump to Richmond 
avenue, about 30-40 yards. I quickly shut off car, as this car has illegal 
dumps, and the headers and pipes drop out right in front of the 
differential, which in this case, was right were the hose had given away and 
gas was flowing out.

I decided to risk it, and also all the people at that station, hell they 
were on cell phones and would not have noticed the block incerating, but 
quickly cranked it up and drove one block home, no problems but scared the 
hell out of me!

The photo here is of another gas problem, but this one was me eating a one 
pound burrito at Casa Grande. That 77 AMX seat was not intended for 
Chernobyl. Paige lept from the car at 80mph when I downloaded that file. I 
think this is where AMC got the name for their vinyl called 
Vent-i-lair......
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan M." <vegadan@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 11:24 AM
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Gas odor


>I notice a gas odor coming from the gas tank area on my 77 hornet.  I
> looked at the tank, but didn't see any leaks.  I had an old Vega that
> had a similar problem.  I checked it out and found a series of rubber
> hoses that lead to an expansion tank located in the trunk. I replaced
> the hoses because they were cracked and that cured the problem.  I'm
> just curious if anybody knows if hornets have a similar setup.  I plan
> to drop the tank since I want to find the source of the fumes, but I'm
> just fishing to see what to expect.
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> Thanks,
> Dan
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