Re: New Gas Tank Issue

Posted by Jed Sheehan On 2016/4/16 6:11:33

Don, The reason I found the issue was that I could smell gas in the passenger compartment for the entire 2 1/2 hour drive and with only half a tank of gas. Maybe you don't have gas fumes getting inside your 54 so it's not an issue for you. Old cars have a lot of smells that new cars don't and are enjoyable for a lot of folks in the hobby, including me. Smelling gasoline fumes while driving is not one of them.

If you have the original gas cap I'm not surprised it leaks. The gasket on mine looks like a piece of hard, cardboard-like fiber. I don't know how it can get a seal, even on an original tank w/o the indent.

The cap I've been using is an after market lockable cap with a thick rubber-like gasket. I also could smell gas right after filling up but just like you said, it was gone after about 10 miles. But never for 2 1/2 hours driving after fill up.

I never had this issue with the original tank.