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I just discovered something that I should have checked a long
time ago, since I had a 69 Imperial in the early 70's & this same problem
happened. There is a rubber splice in the fuel line below the front door that is
not that obvious unless your really looking for it. Well, I lost about 2/3 tank
of gas on the ground because this hose started leaking & I didn't notice for
at least a week. I touched the hose & it crumbled into lots of pieces.
By the time I managed to get a piece of hose & a couple of clamps from the
garage, I probably lost a couple of more gallons & had gas running down my
arms while trying to quickly make the repair.
Back around 73 I looked
out the window one morning & saw something was leaking down from the
driveway & into the gutter. It turned out to be that same rubber hose. I
don't know how many years use this but probably 69-71 at least. If you've never
checked or changed this, you may want to have a look before its an emergency
repair.
John
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