B+ motorhomes

gkreutzer wrote:
I have a problem a mechanic says is prevalent among Chevy Express 3500 based RV's and wonder if anyone else has encountered it. Sounds a little like he was a Ford person ;)

The smell of gasoline in RV house started as whiffs occasionally on short trips. During yesterday’s trip up valley the strong smell of gasoline set off the Propane Detector several times. There is no sign of leakage under or around the RV, and no odor up in the engine compartment. I crawled under the gas tank and traced the gasoline fill-tube up as far as I could reach toward the tank and touched a loose bracket or fitting near the end (felt a hole I assume held a bolt), but couldn’t see or feel anything more. I suspect the junction of the gasoline fill-tube and the gas tank is the culprit. The stop and go traffic may have gotten the gasoline sloshing around enough to spill out while moving but nothing showing up underneath when stopped.

I imagine I’ll have to empty and drop the gas tank unless someone knows a tricky way to fix that junction I can’t see. Thanx, Gary

I have read enough of these postings to conclude it really does not have much to do with Ford or Chevy or Dodge. There have been mentions of problems with the connector hose between the nozzle on the gas tank and the fill location. Usually, the complaint has been a kink causing very slow filling. I would try using a camera to take pictures of the area where you can't get your head up to see. Then I would buy a very inexpensive siphon bulb with hose to siphon the gas from the tank before dropping it. Something like this at Harbor freight. I might attempt locating the hose to tank location from the inside of the RV. Mine would be under the couch, maybe a access hole from inside might help. Ours has not been a problem.