Gary
Sounds reasonable. Next time, don't fill it so full. I've over-filled at a gas
station and had it run out near the door.
Wayne Newland F9300 75 Palm Beach Columbia, Md
> Hey All;
>
> My wife and I went out to the PB last night to get a couple of beers from
> the fridge (good place to keep them and the kids don't suspect a thing).
> When I opened the door to go inside, I was hit by a REALLY strong gas smell.
> We sniffed around and found the strongest gas smell to be coming from around
> the passenger side seat. So, I opened the engine hatch and didn't see any
> gas spillage on the intake or engine. Then I thought that it might be coming
> out of the gas filler. I took the gas cap off, which was followed by the
> sound of pressure being released, and gas started spitting out all over.
> Lots of gurgling. It finally calmed down after 15 seconds or so. So here's
> what I think happened. I always fill my tanks when I come back from a trip.
> It was cold when we got back from out last one a few weeks ago. Yesterday it
> was in the 70's here in Northern California. I'm thinking that the tanks and
> gas warmed up and expanded. The only place for this expanded gas to go was
> into the charcoal filter (passenger side) and then the fumes escaped from
> there into the coach. So, what do you think?
>
> GaryB
> 76 PB in Ca.
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Sounds reasonable. Next time, don't fill it so full. I've over-filled at a gas
station and had it run out near the door.
Wayne Newland F9300 75 Palm Beach Columbia, Md
> Hey All;
>
> My wife and I went out to the PB last night to get a couple of beers from
> the fridge (good place to keep them and the kids don't suspect a thing).
> When I opened the door to go inside, I was hit by a REALLY strong gas smell.
> We sniffed around and found the strongest gas smell to be coming from around
> the passenger side seat. So, I opened the engine hatch and didn't see any
> gas spillage on the intake or engine. Then I thought that it might be coming
> out of the gas filler. I took the gas cap off, which was followed by the
> sound of pressure being released, and gas started spitting out all over.
> Lots of gurgling. It finally calmed down after 15 seconds or so. So here's
> what I think happened. I always fill my tanks when I come back from a trip.
> It was cold when we got back from out last one a few weeks ago. Yesterday it
> was in the 70's here in Northern California. I'm thinking that the tanks and
> gas warmed up and expanded. The only place for this expanded gas to go was
> into the charcoal filter (passenger side) and then the fumes escaped from
> there into the coach. So, what do you think?
>
> GaryB
> 76 PB in Ca.
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