SMELL GAS FUMES AROUND FUEL CAP

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Steve69

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HI Guys

I have a pop up fuel cap with the rubber gasket and the spring that pushes
against it to keep it tight. the rubber looks old and doesn't have a tight
fit against the filler neck. Any solutions for this problem? I thought I
had heard a solution of gutting the spring and rubber gasket and using twist
cap on the the filler neck. Again always

Thanks for the Help

Steve

 

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mustangdave

My rearend needs a stud and two nuts.

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Disassemble the spring from the cap and use a twist on cap under the pop-open. I replaced my pop-open with a repro and the new one came that way: unassembled and even included a twist on cap. The reason being that these caps did not seal well even when new.

 

thehueypilot

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They are not supposed to seal well because that is the tanks vent to atmosphere. (We don't need no stinken pollution controls!) You should notice a small dent in the filler tube surface. That is all that stands between you and a "sucked in" gas tank bottom. (at least that is the way it is on a 68)

 

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D.Hearne

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You smell gas around the filler cap ? ------------------Sorry, I just couldn't resist.

 

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mustangdave

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yeah, and his rubber looks old and doesn't fit tight around the filler neck

 

66stangmeister

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mustangdave said:

yeah, and his rubber looks old and doesn't fit tight around the filler neck

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lmao

 

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Steve69

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Thanks for all the usefull information. Ill make sure I change that old Cracked
Rubber.

LOL

Steve