60 leaks fuel

[muddrunner3]

hey guys my 60 leaks diesel when the drivers side of the vehicle is on a lean ,spilling out the filler people tell me its just a 60 thing . this may well be the thing but is there any way i can stop this from happening. any info would be appreciated .cheers jay :D

[andyjim243]

I must say I have never heard of this problem on 60's before,nor have I had it happen to me.Replace the fuel cap for a start (non vented of coarse).The top of the filler is alot higher than even a full tank.Just make sure you don't have a leak elsewhere in the filler hose or a crack in the steel filler pipe and tank fitting.
Let me know how you go.
Cheers Andy

[muddrunner3]

no worries i will try a new cap and check for leaks but my father-in-law has the exact same problem and his is a 89 model mine is the 84 he has changed everything possible to rectafie the prob but still does it.but as you say i will give it a go and she how it go's. cheers jay:D

[stepto and son]

did the new cap fix it?
Mine leaks when its on a lean, and its a hot day

[MUD666]

mine has never done this and its been on some pretty hairy leans to the filler cap side i also have a 190L tank in the rear and still never had it leek

so dunno hows it doing that i reckon might be split in the filler pipe or can you see it spilling out your fuel door onto your rear quarter??

[Lugh]

Mine has only done it once in 7 years. Truck was parked on a lean on a stinking hot day just after I'd filled it to the brim, so no surprise that it leaked out of the cap. Never done it any other time, so I have no idea. For the record, mine's a 1980.

[4L60cruiser]

the great 60s must not be good at sealing the filler cap cause a few months ago my dad was driving mine up at bunyip,he was going up a rocky hill and the right wheels fell in a rut on the track and lost about 20 litres of fuel drizzling out of the filler cap.

[stockhorse]

Check the overflow return pipe is not blocked as fuel should flow back into tank rather than from the cap.

[MUD666]

yeah thats what i was thinking coz mine never leacks and the filler cap is pretty old