95.5-2004 Tacomas & 96-2002 4Runners 4th gen pickups and 3rd gen 4Runners

Strange smell from gas tank

Old Oct 23, 2003 | 06:49 PM
  #1  
rwmorrisonjr's Avatar
Thread Starter
Contributing Member
 
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 1,991
Likes: 0
From: Home: Aurora, CO; Work: The People's Republic of Denver
Question Strange smell from gas tank

Been noticing a strange smell coming from my gas tank, kind of a sickly-sweet smell as though the truck was running rich, but the smell isn't coming from the exhaust. I filled up today, and being in Denver, our gas is loaded with ethanol due to the EPA b.s. (good-bye good mileage!), so I'm attibuting the smell to the ethanol. I didn't experience this during our trip East last week, and not often during the summer EXCEPT when I used a station that runs ethanol gas year 'round. Has anyone else experienced this while running ethanol-mixed gas?

Also, how is it we can clean the air by using ethanol when you get lower gas mileage and have to use more gas? Sounds like corn-farmer and U.S. Congress logic to me.
Reply
Old Oct 25, 2003 | 08:58 PM
  #2  
rwmorrisonjr's Avatar
Thread Starter
Contributing Member
 
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 1,991
Likes: 0
From: Home: Aurora, CO; Work: The People's Republic of Denver
Any thoughts on this from anyone?
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
raptor510
86-95 Trucks & 4Runners
19
Feb 17, 2017 07:11 AM
skoti89
General Vehicle Related Topics (Non Year Related)
4
Sep 11, 2015 07:46 AM
pyramid
86-95 Trucks & 4Runners
10
Jul 30, 2015 10:05 AM
pyramid
General Vehicle Related Topics (Non Year Related)
6
Jul 29, 2015 06:53 AM


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

All times are GMT -8. The time now is 05:47 AM.