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2000 Chevy Trailblazer. The base of the metal lines coming out of the fuel pump rusted/corroded. I was able to reach up and feel around up there, and stuck my finger in a puddle of gas. Had to drop the tank and replace the pump. ______________________________________________________________________ "When its time to shoot, shoot. Dont talk!" “What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It’s not good at much else.” —Author Tom Clancy | |||
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It is easy to pull the bed. Jack up the rear and take the wheels off so the bed can clear them when being lifted off. Get underneath the bed and take the bolts out that hold the bed. Take the filler attachment to the bed loose. Disconnect the wiring to the lights. When the mailman comes by, have him help you to lift the bed off and set it in the yard. Check the tank and replace what is needed and have the mailman help you replace the bed the next day when he comes by. Worked for me.  41 | |||
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While you are checking the metal fuel lines, check your brake lines. Brakes failed on my Pop's 2001 Silverado due to corrosion. I believe there was a serious issue with them during that build time..... | |||
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Sure was. Every brake line hard and soft has been replaced. ———————————————— The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad. If we got each other, and that's all we have. I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand. You should know I'll be there for you! | |||
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My 96 land cruiser had a gas smell inside after filling up. New vapor canister solved it. | |||
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I have a 2001 suburban that started doing the same thing. The fumes were really strong. No evidence of a leak that I could find. It ended up being a leak from the pump assembly at the top of the fuel tank. | |||
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If you haven’t looked at the top of the tank, you’re probably going to need to do that. I don’t know on those trucks if there’s room to rig some type of mirror setup to keep from dropping the tank just to take a look. ——————————————— The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Psalm 14:1 | |||
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had this happen to a Toyota Hilux, kept smelling gas when I stopped the vehicle after short drives, founnd out the funky coated plate that goes on top of the gas tank had corroded, had a few pin holes in the top, PITA to replace, but once out it looked like swiss cheese, https://chandlersfirearms.com/chesterfield-armament/ | |||
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Not the canister, but the hose to the canister had rotted. $72 from Ford for the new formed hose (which was a strange one with different sizes at either end) orrrrr... a couple of short pieces and some plastic adapter from Dorman. Which is still in place today. Had a line leak from tank on Ranger. That smelled worse. Had a leaky injector on XR4Ti... smelled awful. Lots of places where this can go wrong. -- I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. JALLEN 10/18/18 https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...610094844#7610094844 | |||
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I had a squirrel chew a hole in the nylon gas line of the 92 Buick Roadmaster. Luckily, it didn't catch on fire since it was on the frame rail and just ahead of the muffler. 41 | |||
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Had a spot that rusted quite thin in the steel fuel return line of my old Cherokee. Took me quite a while to track down the fuel smell. I actually parked it for a while because I could not find the problem right away, but I did find it eventually when replacing a rotted hard brake line in the same general area. | |||
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I have an endoscope camera I may be able to get up there. Mid 60s today I drove it around with a bit over 1/4 of a tank today and not a like of gas smell. I filled it up and drove about 5 miles and no smell at all either. Driving it Wednesday morning and it will be in the 40s so we’ll see then. ———————————————— The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad. If we got each other, and that's all we have. I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand. You should know I'll be there for you! | |||
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Sigh. Apparently the fuel pump on the 57 is leaking. It’s not so much the rod from the sbc that’s a pain in the ass on it, it’s all the fuel line bits and such around this nice Edelbrock pump. And all the skin I leave behind. I blame you, Black. You’ve brought a fuel problem plague. Maybe this time I get my own FiTech and say to hell with it. -- I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. JALLEN 10/18/18 https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...610094844#7610094844 | |||
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