The fuel smell was found to be leaking gas tank seals. The rubber ring that goes around the fuel pump hanger is a common leak point on the 550. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Fuel leaks found on the Injector 0-rings also. All were replaced. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Replacement blades. Check for dry rot, you never know when your going to be caught in the rain! Image Unavailable, Please Login
Replacing tank seals. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Can anyone explain when one does need to pull the fuel tank out and when one does not? So why was the tank drained? Thanks, Ron
The fuel pump hangers sit low in the tank so all the fuel would spill out. And we replaced the lines going from the bottom of the tank to the fuel filters. Never had to pull tank yet for any reason. Actually once but it was from an audio guy drilling a hole through it installing a subwoofer.
Is this just an age related oring failure that all of us should look forward to or just a case of bad luck? Dan should I be changing this as a counteractive measure?
You will know when it fails, your garage will smell like a gas station. I think the ethanol mixed into the gas these days just eats away at the rubber. You should see what it does to the fuel lines on carb and CIS cars.
