[V8] fuel smell

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Sorry to jump in so late. Sounds like you either have a cracked/broken hose
to the carbon canister or maybe the valve is not functioning properly.
That's where the carbon canister resides.

If that's already been discussed - my apologies.

Ingo
On Nov 25, 2010 11:44 AM, "Curtis Helton" <fatboy03 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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