Hi all.
I hate to bother you fine folks, but a while back I was filling up and gasoline leaked out. It seemed to be a thing with the top of the tank, because it didn't drip out after the filling stopped despite the gauge registering full.
However, since then there has been an odor of gas near the back of the car, and I am worried I have a hole or a leak. The guy at the gas station said "Don't worry, just don't fill it up all the way" but I am worried, because I don't want to be driving a potential bomb, and because the inspection is due next month on the car, and the pressure test for the gas tank will probably be part of it.
I think what might have done me in was that since Katrina, with the high gas prices, and since I don't do too much driving with the car, I hadn't filled the tank, just doing the 10 dollars' worth thing every so often. Which may have let problems develop at the top of the tank.
My big question is, will a mechanic be able to fix the tank? Or if not, can a replacement tank be had? I have tried parts sites on line, and they seem to either be out of or not carry Intrepid tanks. The car is relatively low mileage (About 60,000 miles) and otherwise in good repair. I could get another raide, but the Intrepid and I have been through a lot together and I really don't relish the idea of getting rid of it. I am wondering what the cost and difficulty might be in fixing this.
David