1990 Honda Accord SX Leak around fuel tank

#1 (**permalink**) 09-13-2005, 08:30 PM

Leak smells like coolant not gasoline. Just started. Any idea what I am
dealing with?

#2 (**permalink**) 09-13-2005, 08:30 PM

Viper143 wrote:
> Leak smells like coolant not gasoline. Just started. Any idea what I am
> dealing with?

Coolant has no business being near the fuel tank but maybe it traveled
there somehow.

Park the car on some news paper and run it. You should be able to see
where it is leaking.

Remco

#3 (**permalink**) 09-13-2005, 08:30 PM

"Viper143" <wrwviper143@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:ab2516c64183e4ba597c53f0a719f4a9@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com:

> Leak smells like coolant not gasoline. Just started. Any idea what I am
> dealing with?
>

Probably rusted low-pressure fuel return lines.

If it's genuinely coolant, it's from somebody whose engine was parked over
that location prior to you. No coolant at the back of the car.

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#4 (**permalink**) 09-13-2005, 10:32 PM

That's what I did. You'll never know what I found out. My trunk has a
hole in it. I had filled my radiator with coolant earlier. Placed the
remaining coolant in the trunk--top was not completely on--you know the
rest of the story.

Talk about be stupid.

Thanks for the reply

#5 (**permalink**) 09-14-2005, 02:30 AM

Viper143 wrote:
> That's what I did. You'll never know what I found out. My trunk has a
> hole in it. I had filled my radiator with coolant earlier. Placed the
> remaining coolant in the trunk--top was not completely on--you know the
> rest of the story.
>
> Talk about be stupid.

that's not stupid - that's smart. you got it figured out. some
mechanics would ding you for a new gas tank and you'd never be wiser.

>
> Thanks for the reply
>

#6 (**permalink**) 09-14-2005, 09:30 AM

Viper143 wrote:
> That's what I did. You'll never know what I found out. My trunk has a
> hole in it. I had filled my radiator with coolant earlier. Placed the
> remaining coolant in the trunk--top was not completely on--you know the
> rest of the story.
>
> Talk about be stupid.
>
> Thanks for the reply

Great! Good to hear it wasn't anything to worry about. That's not
stupid.
If that hole is not supposed to be there, you may want to put some rust
resistant paint (POR15, etc) if there is rust and pop a filler grommet
in the hole.

Remco