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Old May 13, 2011 | 12:02 PM
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Default Re: Strange winter storage problem

Originally Posted by crossfirefrank
Well I pulled the car out of storage for the summer and it still smelled like gas. It was even stronger smelling with the top down. I finally figured out what it was. I raised the trunk lid and back of the top to expose the gas tank sending unit and sure enough gas had been leaking out and into the insulation between the bulkhead and the gas tank. I went and ordered a new sending unit seal. The dodge dealer let me borrow the special tool needed to remove it since they had one from having to remove it 3 years Aggi to replace a sensor which had gone bad. Guess what the mechanic that repaired it 3 years ago did not clean around the area that the seal goes on and I found a large piece of insulation on the old seal when I removed it. The good news it was a cheap fix. I just hope the gas smell will go away in time.
I've always found the best way to get gasoline smells to go away is to stand back and throw a lit match on the problem.
Not a good idea here I guess.
 
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