[otherstang]

On the way home from a 200 mile round trip this past weekend I noticed a smell of unburnt fuel. When I got home I looked for leaks in the engine compartment but found none. I also noticed that the smell was strongest by the passenger front fender. I have been told that the charcoal canister for the fuel vapor is located around the same area. The weather was extremely hot and humid so I don't know if that contributed to the smell or not. Anyone have any ideas before I dig into the car? I have not gotten a chance to drive it since to see if the problem reoccurs.

Thanks in advance for your help!

[RandyStinchcomb]

it is possible that at 12 years old it could just be all used up...... also 1 question, when you fill up do you try and "jamb" as much fuel in it as possible? sometimes by doing that you'll get fuel into the vapor lines (as well as the charcoal canister) and it can contaminated the canister.....

[otherstang]

No I didn't try and fill the tank to the top. I just added enough fuel to the point that the pump shut itself off. I don't understand what you mean by "all used up".

[RandyStinchcomb]

Originally Posted by otherstang

I don't understand what you mean by "all used up".

wore-out, expired, DOA, seen better times, at the end of it life-cycle

[SVTSnak]

What Randy is saying is exactly that...the carbon has outlived it's usefulness. The carbon can only "soak up" so much regarding fumes. Same thing as the carbon you would use in an aquarium filter. It gets to the point that it gets saturated (filled up) with the fumes, so it can no longer remove the fumes and function properly...thus, it's used up and would have to be replaced.

I have no clue if you can even replace the carbon in those canisters, but it's possible the carbon is no good any longer.