05-12-2008, 05:26 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Poquoson, VA
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Originally Posted by Bandman
Hmmm. My '91 164 have the problem of that when I fuel up, the automatic fueler shut off, cuts off .... (BTW: I aslo have the gas smell, too and I wonder if that could play into it.)
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But, more to the point, the 164s we have all require you to hold the filler nozzle at an angle, generally 90 degrees clockwise rotated from the naive upright position. Then they fill pretty well up to within a gallon or so from full.
Gas smells come from several sources. Low on firewall at right side of engine compartment are two rubber splices on fuel supply and return lines. They leak with aged cars. I've replaced ours when monkeying with engines. The hoses on the engine also can be leaking. Craig recently found a fuel smell source from a disconnected line at the fuel filler behind the carpet in the trunk. Others have found plugged tank ventilation valves in the vapor recovery circuit. There are many sources in cars this age.
Michael
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