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Old 19-04-10, 09:52 PM   #11
Sid Squid
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Default Re: Petrol cap smells of petrol?

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On Sid Squid's suggestion: try putting some WD40 down it & see whether it comes out the bottom - if not, you've got problems, water will get into tank & speed the rusting process.
Interesting - but not reliable. Some of the liquid may well make it out of the bottom of the tube but that doesn't mean that the tube doesn't have a hole in it.
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