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I drive my Trans Am locally. When I go on long drives about an hour drive, I start to smell fuel. I look in the side mirror and I see a trail of fuel under the car. I watch my gas gauge drop. I replaced the vent valve and the gas cap thinking it was that. I filled up a full tank of gas, drove home smelled fuel looked under but no spots. Anyone knows what it is
Suggest double checking the rubber lines at the tank are connected in the right order. I had a full tank once and drove 70 highway miles no problem. When I stopped at the car show (!) fuel started pouring out of the vent valve. Turns out the vent hose was reversed with the return hose. Return line being at bottom of tank pushed fuel out when pressure built. Unscrewing the cap and the huge hiss release of pressure was the clue I was a dumbass when I reattached the lines after the pump swap. Not clear why pressure built, I would think as fuel is removed there would be suction under those circumstances.
A leak that big is as easy to find as a faucet left on in the house. All you have to do is actually look for it. If you haven't found it yet then you're not even trying.
A leak that big is as easy to find as a faucet left on in the house. All you have to do is actually look for it. If you haven't found it yet then you're not even trying.
Or take a flame to the fuel on the ground and follow where it originates.
A leak that big is as easy to find as a faucet left on in the house. All you have to do is actually look for it. If you haven't found it yet then you're not even trying.
That was my feeling as well. The tank vent valve was clogged so the shop figured that was the only issue. I am thinking the fuel lines not being connected correctly is the issue. Does anyone have a picture or a diagram of the correct connection?
When you did the swap, did you convert to AN fittings? Possible one of those is leaking. I used the Evil Energy kit when I put the 4th gen tank in, and remember it being very specific about putting the hose ends together to prevent leaks.
