Believe it or not...that is also what I wanted to suggest.  Figure it is in
the same area.  Can you rent a gas sniffer?
Michael in San Antonio
91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'

On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> check the evap control system, it might cause a transient or nebulous
> smell. Charcoal canister fittings etc.
>
> alistair
>
>
> On 28-Feb-11, at 7:04 PM, B Feddish wrote:
>
> No cracks, etc.  Smelling around the van doesn't help. It seems to "go
>> away"
>> right after smelling it.  It's like a big whiff when you come towards the
>> van then you can't smell it anywhere around the van after that.
>>
>> Bryan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michael Sullivan
>> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 8:46 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Gas smell
>>
>> Hpw about the filler tube?  Could it be seperated or cracked?  Can you
>> smell
>> around the van and localize it?  Good luck.
>> Michael in San Antonio
>> 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 5:46 PM, B Feddish
>> <uprightbassghost@hotmail.com>wrote:
>>
>> I've got an ongoing problem with the smell of gas. It's one of those
>>> things
>>> where you walk up to the van  and smell it but then after that you can
>>> walk
>>> around the the van and not smell where it�s coming from. The van is
>>> currently in my  garage while the rust treatment cures and the garage
>>> smells
>>> like gas now.  A little history, this smell started about a year ago.
>>> Every
>>> single gas line in the van has been replaced and even the gas tank was
>>> replaced last summer.  I had the smell before and I still have it.  This
>>> is
>>> driving me nuts. I've been over the  whole van with a flashlight, there
>>> is
>>> no visible sign of a leak.  The smell is worse the hotter it is. It does
>>> not
>>> matter if the tank is full or near empty.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts on finding this?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Bryan
>>>
>>>