Ghibli gas smell

I don't know specifically about the Ghibli but this is common with these old Italian GTs.

I had to go through the entire fuel system in my Espada including a replacement of some carpet pad and washing of carpets to fix my problem.

Typical spots to check on these cars.

Fuel filler neck hose.
Gas tank venting hose(s).
Cross tank equilizing hoses.
Tanks themselves.
Fuel gauge sender.
Gas overflow & water drain lines.

I did a very slight pressure test 1-2 psi of the entire system with the vent hoses blocked to find all the bad spots. I had plenty to fix.

 

Split tanks on ghibli

Check filler neck area and under the flip cap. Can't remember but there may be a drain pipe at the base of the compartment that has the filler cap.


Are you filling the tank full?

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Hi David,

Unfortunately I have come accross a number of cars during my Ghibli hunt that suffered from a gas smell. Be carefull with this because in the worst case you may have fuel hanging in the bottom part of the rear wings which might become dangerous!
It also may be the untight rubber seal of the trunk lid letting in the generally too rich fumes

Best is to take the inner rear panels out and give all the rubber hoses and metal pipes a thorough check. It sounds like a lot of work but with a good screw driver and a good mood it is quickly done.

1. to avoid too much work: Start with the rear cross panel: check the rubber fuel hoses and connections to the pumps. Check the (dried out) rubber hoses under pressure! (Pump running)
2. Check the pumps.
3. Move on to the tanks: Check the bottom side. In my car I had a leak because the bottom of one of the tanks rusted through due to condensation water resting at the bottom of the tank... Had to take the tank out and weld it (After cleaning and airing it thoroughly!)
4. TAke a look at the drawing above: Position 42, the spiral tube at the top connection of both tanks, the drawing incorrectly shows only one. I had one of these air vents clogged up and rusted through, with a full tank and during driving it would spit out fuel which then drops behind the interior panels.

Success!

Ciao,

Bart