MAYFLY

I'm just going on my experience with this car: the emissions controls are excessive. I could fix it, but if this is another one of those thing they put on there to pass California laws back in 81, then I'd just as soon plug up the lines and not mess with it.

It's in the back behind the rear passenger wheel well. I had to remove the interior vinyl body panel.

Because to me, this just looks like a place where fuel vapors go to turn back into liquid gas, that slowly drips back into the tank. I was only noticing the smell of gas when I put in more than 5 or 6 gallons and went up hills or around turns.

After smelling gas, I've discovered that three steel lines going from the fuel tank area up into the body behind the rear passenger wheel well are totally shot. They lead to the Fuel Vapor Seperator. Is this fuel seperator a necessary component or can I just plug up the lines?

If you've done timing belts then changing some seals shouldn't be too big a job. Sorry about the Pats.

About the woodpecker noise... Do you have a manual tranny? The clutch may be chattering under load.

The fuel pump on this model is also run through a voltage regulator. If you have a electrical tester, there is a check detailed in the haynes manual for testing the regulator.

I'm getting chirping and grinding noises from my front wheel bearing on my 81 wagon- any advice on how to service this?

Check timing, O2 sensor, air filter, brakes adjusted too tight, leaking fuel

As for the click, it may be the fuel pump. The valve clearances? I'm not sure you can adjust on this model.