Anthony,
To best answer you
Anthony,
To best answer your question...and concern, I'll start by questioning the statement "All fuel lines were replaced..."
Based on your detailed description, there are two areas I would look at now...before driving the car another mile.
1) The fuel filler overflow hose, on the filler neck. Verify it's condition, tightness...and that the hose is long enough to exit a few inches below the lowermost frame rail. This hose likely is the culprit.
2) The fuel tank vent hose...Rarely changed. This usually is a semi-clear 13mm hose which connects the top of each fuel tank to the other. It runs from the top of the tanks across the firewall. Verify it's condition and tightness of connections.
This is not a wierd problem...or one that should be taken lightly, as the likelyhood of fire is real. Fuel and the proximity of a hot exhaust manifold don't play together very nicely.
I suspect here's what happened...
You may have overfilled the tanks (for reference, they are connected under the car by a cross-over tube.)
The excess fuel...instead of streaming on the ground, ended up in the frame, or lower wheel well fibreglass area...and when you pulled away...it worked its way out by the body opening for the LH exhaust. (The overflow tube exits on the LH side of the car)
To be safe, I'd inspect ALL the fuel lines...
Regards,
David
To best answer you
Anthony,
To best answer your question...and concern, I'll start by questioning the statement "All fuel lines were replaced..."
Based on your detailed description, there are two areas I would look at now...before driving the car another mile.
1) The fuel filler overflow hose, on the filler neck. Verify it's condition, tightness...and that the hose is long enough to exit a few inches below the lowermost frame rail. This hose likely is the culprit.
2) The fuel tank vent hose...Rarely changed. This usually is a semi-clear 13mm hose which connects the top of each fuel tank to the other. It runs from the top of the tanks across the firewall. Verify it's condition and tightness of connections.
This is not a wierd problem...or one that should be taken lightly, as the likelyhood of fire is real. Fuel and the proximity of a hot exhaust manifold don't play together very nicely.
I suspect here's what happened...
You may have overfilled the tanks (for reference, they are connected under the car by a cross-over tube.)
The excess fuel...instead of streaming on the ground, ended up in the frame, or lower wheel well fibreglass area...and when you pulled away...it worked its way out by the body opening for the LH exhaust. (The overflow tube exits on the LH side of the car)
To be safe, I'd inspect ALL the fuel lines...
Regards,
David