What is this stuff (goop)?
 

I pulled the piece of flooring covering my gas tank to replace the carpet and noticed that the connection between the tank and the fill hose is coverd in some kind of clear jelly like substance. Anybody know what that is? It's an Aluminum tank and a fuel rated hose. This goop is covering the fill and vent connections, but not the engine supply conection. I do not smell gas or see signs of leakage. Is this something that is there on purpose?
Regards
Mike

Fixx
 

i think its a form of algae,i have seen what your talking about when their is allot of moisture present..i have also seen it in carburetors float bowls and fuel systems..

Wow. Algae? Really? What should I do about it? Anything?

Fixx
 

spray some bleech on it and see if it goes away..

it looks like a slimy hocker rite?

Yep. Big slimy clear lugi.