Strong fuel smell
 

After I fill the gas tank on the 85/1 I get a strong smell of fuel around the rear and a little bit inside - goes away after a day or so. I read the old posts on the subject (fairly common on early models) and looked in all the recommended places. SoCal posted a great diagram here. The bad news is there is indeed a leak - it looks to be comming from the vent connection on the drivers side front of the tank though I can't really see it - might also be a crack but again I can't see around the corner. Has anybody found it possible to undo the straps and tilt the tank enough to see/repair that area? Enough room to cut thru the deck and come in from above? Anything to keep from dropping the transmission just to fix a hose (I'm still hoping that it's not cracked). Gotta love the engineering (or lack of) !!! :(

FRW - thanks. I had that problem before but that's not it this time (wish it was). I can see fresh gas stains on the drivers side edge and front edge near the corner (front left) of the tank. No leak at the sender or in the filler area. Those would be so much easier. Sigh