Strong gas smell after running car for 20 minutes and shutting off
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Strong gas smell after running car for 20 minutes and shutting off
Hello All,
Need some help identify a very strong gasoline smell. My car is a 1964 98 with a 394, with 4 barrel rochester carb.
What is happening is that when I take the car for a drive and then bring it back to the house, there is a very strong smell of raw gasoline coming from the engine compartment. I am not seeing any obvious fuel leaks, but the smell seems to be coming from the carburetor area. No signs of leak outside of the carb.
Obviously when I shut off the car, there is some fuel still in the carburetor bowls and I am assuming that fuel could produce some gas smell, which the car always had, but now the smell of gas has become overwhelming.
I have checked the carb floats and needles, and it all looks good.
The smell is only after running the car for a good 20 minutes and then turning the engine off. After 4 to 5 hours the smell is gone.
Any help of suggestions on how to attack the problem would be greatly appreciated
Regards
Need some help identify a very strong gasoline smell. My car is a 1964 98 with a 394, with 4 barrel rochester carb.
What is happening is that when I take the car for a drive and then bring it back to the house, there is a very strong smell of raw gasoline coming from the engine compartment. I am not seeing any obvious fuel leaks, but the smell seems to be coming from the carburetor area. No signs of leak outside of the carb.
Obviously when I shut off the car, there is some fuel still in the carburetor bowls and I am assuming that fuel could produce some gas smell, which the car always had, but now the smell of gas has become overwhelming.
I have checked the carb floats and needles, and it all looks good.
The smell is only after running the car for a good 20 minutes and then turning the engine off. After 4 to 5 hours the smell is gone.
Any help of suggestions on how to attack the problem would be greatly appreciated
Regards
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