Originally Posted by 62ESQ

The other day my son and I decided to replace the exterior grommet on the filler neck of my 62 unibody. It was dry, cracked and hard as a rock. We of course didn't think to use soapy water or something to help the grommet slide on but we got it on just fine with a little elbow grease.

Ever since, I've noticed a strong smell of gas fumes in the cab. I'm thinking maybe we cracked the old rubber filler neck hose that attaches to the tank. I don't find any leaks anywhere from the tank but the filler neck hose is really dried out and hard as a rock.

Has anyone experienced this?
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