On my 2002 Mercury 40HP EFI outboard I noticed a gas smell and traced it down to gas coming from hose that is connected to the vapor separator/high pressure fuel pump. The hose that it is coming from is goes from a hose barb on the vapor separator next to the connection for gas from the low pressure fuel pump and then connects to a fitting on the plate below the motor and allows the gas to dump outside to the cowling. Gas leaking is not constant and I've only seen it while the motor is on idle. Had not noticed this until recently. Is this normal or is there a problem with the vapor separator?
