[V8] fuel smell

[Curtis Helton]

It's definitely coming from the engine bay. On the right side if you were
sitting in the car.

Getting ready to dig into it right now.

Happy Turkey Day guys!!

On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 7:55 PM, Curtis Helton <fatboy03 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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