1984 P30 Chassis - Gas Cap?
I bought this thing with a blown engine. One of the first things I did was try to get the generator going. It wouldn't run off of the feed from the fuel tank. I figured the fuel was bad (had been sitt...
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JimFromJersey wrote:
Just to kick in, our 88 Bounder on the P32 chassis also has had several feet of fuel line replaced due to rot and leakage. I was filling it up at a station in town 2 summers ago, and suddenly realized the large puddle under my feet was growing - it was Sunoco Regular. And, to top it off, the rot in the fuel line allowed the escaping gas to drip right on the exhaust pipe....my brain told me the liquid fuel would not ignite on the pipe, but the reptilian part of my braid said, "Yikes!"..
Yeah that's what would eventually happen. Mine had been sitting a long time. I'm not sure if the rot was from it being unused for 6 or 7 years or if they would have done that eventually.
I'm getting a gas smell wafting up into the RV through the open hole. There was quite a bit of spillage while I was working. It appears as if everything is sealed up. Still, I don't want fumes accumulating under the floor. I'll have to give it a bit more time to air out.
EDIT: Just noticed your screen name. I'm Jim from Jersey as well. I'm up north.
