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@Jimmy V. posted:

Our Speedsters can get fuel smell in the cockpit from the fuel tank vent not having a hose running to the wheel well or underside of the car. The smell will be worse after filling the tank to the top. This may be your reason. As said before it is an urgent matter to find and fix the issue because of the danger of fire.

When I first bought my (very used) CMC Speedster I smelled fuel on hard left turns, especially after I filled the tank. I discovered the vent tube was draining onto the ground through a hole in passenger side frunk, so I re-routed the vent tube into the fender well and put a loop in it. This only partially solved the problem. I wound up using a one-way vent valve from a motorcycle gas cap to solve the problem. Lets air in, doesn't let fuel escape. However, I still smell a bit of gas after a ride because the float bowls on my Dellortos are open to atmosphere. There's nothing I can do about that, short of installing fuel injection ;-) 

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