gas leak...

[Aarawnsenjin]

So i got my festiva and it has a gas leak and i was wondering the 3 lines lines under the driver door by the back tire. What should i do? Replace the gas line and the tank? You can also smell gas on the inside.

[william]

It's probably the tank they tend to rust where the upper and lower halfs of the tank are welded together.
Aftermarket tanks are available for about 100 bucks.

[Studebaker]

A little more info will help. Year? smell wet spots?

[Aarawnsenjin]

Its a 1990. The wet spot is on the side of the tank and on the pipe line area. Im trying to post a pic on here to show

[Aarawnsenjin]

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[Aarawnsenjin]

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[Aarawnsenjin]

the two pic i posted up is what i could see of the wet spot, ... im thinging about changing the tank and maybe the neck if i can find one or have someone make one..

[shadetree]

Is the car even safe to drive ? That rust looks bad .

[Aarawnsenjin]

Is the car even safe to drive ? That rust looks bad .

Yes the car is safe to drive and thats the worst area on the car. I want to replay them

[bhazard]

Yeah you need to yank that tank and replace the lines. That's a rusty mess.

Double triple check for rust where the rear axle beam mounts. That's what shadetree is asking about.

[milehighbear]

I would replace that tank. You hit a bump hard enough and those lines could rupture completely and you would be in big trouble.

[1990new]

First thing I would do is buy a fire extinguisher and keep it handy at all times.

I have a filler neck and all that stuff that you access from the inside of the car under the cover on the left side.