Plus Two Fuel Smells.

[rjaxe]

Not a new issue I know but I would welcome comments on the trial solution I have fitted to my Plus Two. To re-cap the smell in the garage started to become very significant when I started to re-use the car more frequently after a refresh. As the garage is partly integral with the house this smell was infiltrating indoors, very unpleasant. I could not find any leak in the fuel lines, tank or carbs, All the fuel lines parts from the tank to the carbs were renewed over the previous year. In fact the majority of fuel run is solid only small sections are rubber and material used is said to be suitable for the latest fuels. My conclusion was that the tank vent lines were the culprits. So what I have trialled so far is to make up two active charcoal filters and fit one in each of the vent lines and so far the smell has been eliminated completely. I have no idea how long this filtration will be effective as the filters themselves are small and there could be other drawbacks I have not thought of, so any comments would be welcome.
Richard