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Subject:Re: 86 GL - Gas Tank Problem
From:Lawrence Stivers
Date:Fri, 25 Oct 1996 15:28:57 -0400 (EDT)

On Sun, 20 Oct 1996, Garth Woolstenhulme wrote:
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> > I have now owned this 86 GL for 10 months, including a fair amount of maintenance
> > (head replacement etc.) but a problem which someone may have experienced before now
> > needs to be addressed.  When I fill the gas tank, I am getting major spillage coming out
> > of what seems to be an overflow somewhere.  I have had it into the local dealer; their
> > comment was that they would have to drop the gas tank to investigate (apparently a 4 hour
> > task at $55 per hour) and only then would they be able to determine the cause.
I am pretty sure this is a Recall item.  I remember seeing something about
it in a book at the library.  I recall noting that the recall was for
'86's on and I have the same problem in my '85
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