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Old 04-09-2009, 06:37 PM
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Check and make sure any screw in fittings (even brass) has some teflon tape to seal the threads. I could smell a light odor of gas when around my Cobra in the garage. I spotted a tiny drip hanging from the fuel outlet on the tank (to the fuel line to the engine). My hoses were clamped tight, and I found that I could feel the fuel above the tube clamp by the threads on the right angle brass fitting.

Drained the tank, removed the fitting, applied Teflon tape, reinstalled, no leak.

Now the wife has one less thing to complain about on the Cobra...

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