Danny Boy's Mk4 Build - Putting the project on hold for a while...

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I've used the DIY activated charcoal setup on four builds and never had a fuel vapor odor problem. But then again some say they don't use anything and don't have any odor. So take your pick. I doubt that's your problem. Just about anything is fair game. The seal for the filler hose as mentioned. Highly recommend using the Ford OEM part if you didn't. Easy to install now. A pain later. Whether you smell anything there or not. Looks like you have some bracing on the that fill tube. But the tube plus the LeMans cap is maybe a lot of stress on that somewhat fragile tank seal. Other candidates: The fuel pump and gauge sender seals on top of the tank. The filler cap. I assume you're not trusting the LeMans cap to be the only seal. Don't want to be a downer, but I wouldn't have been quite so anxious to put gasoline in the tank this early in the build. Don't know when you expect to install the engine and be ready for first start. But gasoline isn't going to be too fresh by then. Plus I personally don't like to work around gasoline any more than necessary. Maybe at least put some Stabil in the tank?