Re: I smell gas..... :-(

[ti@amb.org (Ti Kan)]

Jeryd writes:
>     I have a 1986 4kcsq...
>     And when I am driving around it can start to smell the gas fumes every
> now and then...  Any suggestions as shat this can be?  (and it happens
> always, not just after I filled up my gas tank...)

There is a gas leak somewhere along the fuel system.  You should inspect
it to determine the location.  Start from the fuel tank and the lines
under the car, pumps and filters, up through to the fuel distributor, 
and then the fuel injector lines.

Fix the leak.

-Ti
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