This sounds like a business opportunity for Greg Gordon.
Just wondering if anyone has come up with a solution to the > deterioration > of the rubber connector between the gas filler pipe and the gas tank > neck on > the GTV-6? > > Over time, the flexible connector develops cracks which allow gas to > seep > into the trunk when the tank is nearly full. > > I've checked with several suppliers, and I've been told that the > part has > been discontinued. I have not been able to find a suitable > replacement. > > The main issue is that the two pipes are significantly different is > OD. The > filler pipe is approximately 2 1/4: OD, and the gas tank neck is > approximately 1 15/16" OD. Contributing to the problem is the > location of the gas > tank neck which is placed on the upper side of the tank body. This > keeps gas > in the neck until the tank is below half full. If the car sits on a > slight > downhill slant to the left, gas sits in the rubber connector, and > oozes > into the trunk. > > BTW, by car is a 1985. Maybe other years are different. > > Any suggestions for repairing the cracks? -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
