Re: Re: Espada III cooling, gas smells

Perhaps other Series 3 owners can confirm this, but it is my understanding that the gas gauge only reflects the gas in the left tank... If I fill the left or both tanks my gauge reads just above 3/4. If I fill just one (the left) tank, the rate of consumption appears huge, as opposed to with both tanks full. I don"t think I ever have filled just the right tank. I assume there is a tube between the tanks, but I am not sure how well the gas flows between the two tanks. BTW, in about 1 1/2 years of driving the car I have never seen the "low fuel" light come on--I am not sure if it is working, but if it is, it does not come on above about 1/8 full. Roy "rtog01 " wrote:My Espada III also smells of gas - but I kind of like it. It smells more in the interior than around the carbs so the idea of a tank vent problem sounds promising. Except why would anyone vent a gas tank into the trunk? While we"re talking about gas tanks, does anyone understand this problem? When I fill my car, the gas guage reads only about half full. It then falls at a reasonable rate and shows the red light at about half full. Is there a simple process to get an accurate reading or should I be glad the guage works at all? I"m assuming that the problem is in the sending unit but haven"t done any fooling with it. Rex --- In VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com, "vabene36 " wrote: > I got my Espada 15 months ago in semi-restored condition with > 45,000km and apparently new radiator hoses. A system flush showed no > debris, so I refilled normally (air bleed, etc.) but cooling seemed > kind of marginal for a while, with both coolant and oil temps > touching the double bar mark above 80 degrees C. Still, even without > the secondary fan it never overheated even with AC full on. Since > then, it has sort of calmed down and now seldom goes over 80 degrees, > even in traffic. Maybe the thermostat wasn"t opening all the way. > Anyway, cooling is definitely not a problem with this car. > > But it does smell of gas inside after it sits overnight. I have > inspected every inch of the tanks, fillers, vents, overflow tubes, > filter, pump, and output to the engine (totally new armored hose) and > found nothing wrong. However, there seems to be a vapor capture > device on the right tank, and what looks like a carbon canister which > vents to the trunk cavity above the right tank through a plastic > diaphram thingy that could be one-way valve to the atmosphere. Could > this be the source? Maybe the carbon is saturated? Thanks for any > suggestions. > > George Bullwinkel, Hinsdale IL