Howdy All - I am new to the Avanti fold and bought mine in March of 2012. After filling the gas tank, the car was put into my one car detached garage (where it is kept) and I noted a strong gas odor in the closed garage which I had never encountered with my Corvair (the garage does have a roof vent). As the car was used the gas smell almost vanished and I searched on the forum and concluded that it was probably a vent doing its job.
Fast forward to the necessity for winter storage on SW Michigan. After prepping for storage (the "Bob Palma method" outlined in TW), I splurged and bought a zippered heavy duty plastic "car bag" big enough to enclose the Avanti for storage in the winter to eliminate moisture and vermin. All seemed well until I unzipped the bag a week after storing it and was greeted with the overwhelming smell of gasoline - I am guessing from the tank vent (the gas tank was filled and the car driven for 20 miles before being stored). There is no evidence that any liguid gas is dripping anywhere - I checked. The battery is out of the car and there are no other electrical devices that will start in the garage space on their own. Lighting is manually operated. There is little to no smell inside the garage itself which is 25" x 15' only inside the bag in which my Avanti is stored. I unzipped the bag and the smell lessened inside, but the anti-dessicant used inside the enclosure is kind of useless with the bag open or venting. Though I would imagine mice will be deterred, I don't want to risk damage to any of the components or finishes.
My question is this: will anything on my 1963 Avanti be damaged by being encased in a giant bag filled full of premium (!) gas fumes? Thanks for your thoughts, suggestions and comments...Bob
Fast forward to the necessity for winter storage on SW Michigan. After prepping for storage (the "Bob Palma method" outlined in TW), I splurged and bought a zippered heavy duty plastic "car bag" big enough to enclose the Avanti for storage in the winter to eliminate moisture and vermin. All seemed well until I unzipped the bag a week after storing it and was greeted with the overwhelming smell of gasoline - I am guessing from the tank vent (the gas tank was filled and the car driven for 20 miles before being stored). There is no evidence that any liguid gas is dripping anywhere - I checked. The battery is out of the car and there are no other electrical devices that will start in the garage space on their own. Lighting is manually operated. There is little to no smell inside the garage itself which is 25" x 15' only inside the bag in which my Avanti is stored. I unzipped the bag and the smell lessened inside, but the anti-dessicant used inside the enclosure is kind of useless with the bag open or venting. Though I would imagine mice will be deterred, I don't want to risk damage to any of the components or finishes.
My question is this: will anything on my 1963 Avanti be damaged by being encased in a giant bag filled full of premium (!) gas fumes? Thanks for your thoughts, suggestions and comments...Bob
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