Re: CQ - Smell of fuel, hesitation

[harrison sapir <hsapir@earthlink.net>]

If the fuel lines were recently repaired, I would have them check their work.
It would not be the first time.

harrison

Gwendolynn ferch Elydyr wrote:

> Well - I've been doing a bit more driving, and my car is starting to
> *reek* of gas!
>
> She's getting harder to start up - takes longer to turn over, but it
> doesn't seem to be a battery problem.  I'm also getting hesitation in
> all gears, and a definate lack of willingness to 'go' (Hell - anytime
> someone in a 1.6L Acura can blow my doors off is a problem ;>).
>
> Parking this morning, the 'valet' (that's what you get for parking
> downtown) pointed out that I'm noticably dripping gas!!!
>
> Since I'm not dripping when the car isn't running, I'd suspect that
> there's something going on in/around the fuel pump.
>
> When I got my car (two weeks ago?!), they were supposed to have changed
> part of the fuel lines, as well as do a tuneup (including changing the
> fuel filter).
>
> Since I'm obliged to go back to the same mechanic, in order to have the
> dealer I bought the car from pay for the service, I'd like to have a
> *very* good idea of what to ask for/look for.  It boggles my mind that
> anyone could let a vehicle out of their shop that does *THIS* within
> a few hundred kilometers.
>
> Thanks!
> cat
> ==========================================================================
> "A cat spends her life conflicted between a deep, passionate and profound
> desire for fish and an equally deep, passionate and profound desire to
> avoid getting wet.  This is the defining metaphor of my life right now."