[V8] fuel smell

[Curtis Helton]

LMAO....Nice write up Bryan.

Thanks for the tips.....I was thinking along those lines. Would worn fuel
injector seals be a culprit? Also, when it's cold out, it's alot worse. Why
would that be?

Yes, I'm sure we will have a few beers, wrench a little then go sit down and
gorge ourselves..LOL

Thanks for the recipe, but I don't cook. LOL

The inlaws do the cooking. They maybe insulted if I tried to cook something.
:)


Thanks alot you all for all the replys. I'm going to check it out when he
comes over in the morning. In the mean time, I'm going to let him drive one
of my cars until it's fixed.
I'remember reading on here about several v8s burning to the ground. :(

Curtis



On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Bryan Kamerer <kamerer at gmail.com> wrote:

> bad fuel smell
>
>
> Maybe get fresh fuel so it smells better?  I hate the smell of spoiled
> gasoline.  Personally I have never encountered a "bad" fuel smell myself, I
> love the smell of gasoline.  It smells like, .... "Victory" I think.
>  Especially mixed with little flakes of aluminum oxide and pectin...
>
> Ok, once I admit, I do recall a "bad" fuel smell.  But that was in a strip
> club one night, where it was totally not situationally appropriate. Turns
> out a Buddhist stripper was about to protest the working conditions, but in
> a really self-destructive way...
>
> OK, back to reality.  There are a number of possibilities but the real deal
> is with two of you, diagnosing it will be easy - one can crank while the
> other sniffs around.  Gasoline evaporates quickly enough that a minor leak
> "high up" can fall on something else and then evaporate before it leaves a
> trail on the ground.  So look more intently up on the fuel rails/intake area
> more intently.  If there was a minor leak there, it would get sucked into
> the cabin more easily, then evaporate against the hot engine before it hit
> the ground.  More likely a loose connector/connection than a split line.
>  Kill the spark so it doesn't fire, then it will be easier to spot.
>
> A great Thanksgiving is always wrenching a bit and solving something arcane
> but not horribly complicated, then sitting down to a great meal.  I recall a
> few years ago on Thanksgiving: my dad, me, my '94 Harley Dyna Glide, and a
> loose primary balancer bolt.  Then my Tennessee grandmother's cornbread
> dressing and a deep fried Turkey.  Awesome.  Looks like you and your son
> will have a great holiday. And if you need a recipe for real southern
> cornbread dressing, email me privately.  I got it. Happy holidays.
>
> Bryan
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Curtis Helton <fatboy03 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> My sons 90 v8q lately has a bad fuel smell on startup. It doesn't leak any
>> gas on the ground anywhere. He said it's hard to tell where the smell is
>> coming from.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> He's going to bring it over this weekend and I'm going to take a peek at
>> it.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Curtis
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