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so the wife's been on my ear about the smell of gasoline wafting from the garage every time she opens the door. i reassure her she just doesn't understand, its a 30 yr old british car, they all smell like that, blah blah blah.
yesterday now, my daughter and her friends said they could smell it from the other end of the driveway. the sensitive noses of seven yr olds, i rationalize to myself.
but i figure what the heck i'll give it a little troubleshooting. i start at the fuel tank and work my way to the front, tightening up a hose clamp here and there. when i finally get to the FUEL PUMP whose two mounting bolts are about 1-2 full turns from being properly torqued. and then i see the evidence.. droplets of fuel directly underneath the pump.
i replaced the pump a yr ago, perhaps i didn't torque it properly, maybe the lock washers are shot, maybe it's from sitting idle in the garage for the past five months.
tell the wife she was right? never, there'd be no living with her after that
yesterday now, my daughter and her friends said they could smell it from the other end of the driveway. the sensitive noses of seven yr olds, i rationalize to myself.
but i figure what the heck i'll give it a little troubleshooting. i start at the fuel tank and work my way to the front, tightening up a hose clamp here and there. when i finally get to the FUEL PUMP whose two mounting bolts are about 1-2 full turns from being properly torqued. and then i see the evidence.. droplets of fuel directly underneath the pump.
i replaced the pump a yr ago, perhaps i didn't torque it properly, maybe the lock washers are shot, maybe it's from sitting idle in the garage for the past five months.
tell the wife she was right? never, there'd be no living with her after that
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