1998 ranger 3.0 evap emissions control system leak [large]

[ohiocitylimit]

hey hope someone can help me,advance guys where kinda not up to date to tell me what may be wrong with my ranger.for a week ive been smelling gas fumes when i come to a stop really bad when getting off the interstate.then today it threw a code dtc p0455.it has been using alot of gas, has a small miss,the gas cap is new.but i have yet to find where the fumes are coming from.there is a evap service center under the hood could the fumes be coming from that of the egr valve or ? im at a loss. i would appreciate any information

[ohiocitylimit]

hey truckers i think i found my problem i went out to the garage and took all the fuel hoses off that ran through the evap system under the hood on drivers side all lines were loose but the one that runs fuel vapor back to the gas tank had a big hole in the side of it by the frame beside the engine, replaced it and reset check engine lite took for a drive and seems to have been the problem,i was so happy i put in a new set of plugs.hope this may help someone else down the line.any questions just ask away.thanks