Gas Smell

jfrawley · Post by **jfrawley** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:41 am

Thought I'd pass this along.....I've been fighting this issue for some time now but recently it's gotten much worse. In poking around I found that the smell was strongest around the rubber filler hose to the gas tank. I had replaced this hose a couple of years ago so I was kind of surprised this was happening. Well, it turns out the replacement hose I got from one of our vendors was not resistant to the new fuels that contain ethanol. Found a hose at NAPA (part number 1047) that is ethanol resistant and with just a little trimming, fits the Spider perfectly. Installed it a couple of days ago and now, no more gas smell in the garage in the morning.

baltobernie · Post by **baltobernie** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:38 pm

Did you see any evidence of leaking? I've got the same problem.

Kent124 · Post by **Kent124** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:52 pm

Gates makes good hoses. Amazon has it for $17 and change.

4uall · Post by **4uall** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:21 am

1047
Description Gas Filler Neck Hose
Attribute I.D.:2",Reinforcement:Designed Specifically as a Replacement Hose for Passenger Cars, Truck & Recreational Vehicles. Molded Into 45 Degrees or 90 Degrees for Use on Applications Where Standard Hose Will Not Work.

when you mentioned modded or tweaked how so? Any pics?

jimincalif · Post by **jimincalif** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 1:32 pm

I replaced mine with a Gates #24717 back in Nov 2009 and have not had any issues with it. Had to trim it to length.

jfrawley · Post by **jfrawley** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 1:42 pm

Bernie.

No evidence of leaking at all, just a bad smell around the hose. Also it was very soft and "punky" which I attribute to the ethanol getting to it from the inside.

JF

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