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Old 03-31-2005, 08:20 AM
Don Wohlfarth Don Wohlfarth is offline
 
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Fellows, this is a big deal.
Couple years ago Pete Kauffman had a student at VIR. After 1 session Pete smelled gas so they checked the gas cap. Decent cap with a good seal. Went out for another session, Pete smelled gas but before they got back to the pits the driver spun the car and scuffed the bumper. When they got back to he pits there were signs of something going on behind the rear wheel. They checked the car for oil leaks and couldn't find any. They kept looking and for some reason found that the metal pipe from the gas tank was bent not allowing a good seal with the gas cap.
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