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Re: Gasoline odor (archive)
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Posted by Karl on February 21, 2001 at 23:48:16:

In Reply to: Gasoline odor posted by Terry Freeman on February 21, 2001 at 20:49:10:


I am experiencing a strong gasoline odor about twice a week when driving. Anyone having the same problem?

Check all the fuel lines before you set it on fire!! Start with the lines that run full fuel pressure on top of the engine. I had one of the little hose pieces that connect to the fuel injector start to leak, and fuel puddled around the base of the injector--really tough to see behind the intake manifold. The hoses from the fuel tank -- behind the right rear wheel -- take a lot of abuse from road crud. Seriously, work your way through the whole fuel system to find the leak, folks have toasted their cars from putting it off.


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