[V8] fuel smell

[Curtis Helton]

Ingo,
No that hadn't been brought up.But after looking at it for a few minutes,
directly under the FPR their is a bolt/nut missing that screws down into the
manifold. The gas is just sitting down in there in that part of the
manifold. There is 5-6 other bolts just like that on different places in the
manifold. The manual calls them fuel manifold bolts. Where would I find one
of those? And is that most likely the culprit?

Almost time to eat some turkey :)

Thanks again,

Curtis

On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Ingo Rautenberg <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com
> wrote:

> 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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