[MR2] Fuel smell

[Racing Strong Motorsports]

I hate that hose. The night after finishing the race car assembly
before leaving to our first 24-hour race with this car we noticed a
leak under the car. It was very small, but could have spelled disaster
during the race.
David Hawkins at Twosrus.com gets us the OEM hose.
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Bill Strong
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On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Aaron Willis <AWillis at lithia.com> wrote:
> Good morning, Barry!  The fuel filler hose is a pretty likely suspect IIRC (though Bill beat me to it as I was engaged in a 20V tuning thread on MR2OC).  The OEM hose is 77213-32010 and it is spend-a-rific.  NAPA has a smooth (non-accordion) generic replacement that seems to do the job.  I couldn't dig up the part number but it seems that people are able to match them up against the original unit at the store when they go that route.
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> Aaron Willis, Parts Dept. - Lithia Toyota Scion of Springfield, OR - (541)736-3221
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> From: mr2-bounces at mr2.com [mailto:mr2-bounces at mr2.com] On Behalf Of bsdavies at q.com
> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 8:51 AM
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> Subject: [MR2] Fuel smell
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> My latest aquisition MK1 (known affectionately as MRFive) has a distinctive fuel smell, but I cant find a leak anywhere.
>
> I've inspected all the connections with the fuel pump running continuously and cant find evidence of a leak. Its dry all round the injectors and the fuel rail.
>
> The smell is mainly detectable in the cab when I drive with the windows down, so I suspect the vapours are being pulled through from underneath and inside via the gear shift gaiter which is full of holes.
>
> Short of striking a match and trying to determine the burning vapour path back to its source before the car and myself are engulfed in flames, anyone have any suggestions on how I can track down  the leak ?
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