I was mighty pleased when even the fuel gauge sprang back in to life after an hour or two! So pleased in fact, that I thought I'd fill the tank up, which I do not now consider to be a mistake so much as an education. After a few miles I stopped to try a find out where the fuel smell was coming from, which was easy, it was the small waterfall trickling elegantly over the back edge of the tank, in the middle.
My investigation went something like:
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I didn't like having pools of fuel accumulate underneath or going to waste so I thought it was better to have it through the engine than on the floor. I then proceeded to give the engine a good clean out by way of some very uneconomical driving (who knows when I'll ever get the chance to do that again!)
The leak continued until the tank was 3/4 to 2/3 full, and whilst it has stopped dripping now, it still smells quite strongly inside and will still induce a cracking headache after about 2 hours.
So I am aware of problems with breather hoses, and will inspect them this afternoon, but does anyone know how high the fuel level gets in the tank - could such quantities leak out of breather hoses or is the tank itself knackered? And What the blithering heck do they need expansion tanks for anyway? Do any other vehicles have these? The hose linking the top of each side of the tank I can understand, but expansion tanks, are the really necessary!?
And lastly, while I have this fume problem, can anyone tell me if I can get fresh air from the front of the vehicle coming through the vents? Windows are OK, but I fear that all the vented air is just blowing petrol vapour into the cabin. A general run down on what the three heater levers do would be great!
Almost there now,
Neil
