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Old Apr 11, 2022 | 04:39 PM
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I dont see anyone mentioning the fact that if your car is tuned too rich, it will smell of gas. This is because there is fuel in the exhaust system still. Pretty common if your carb is not tuned correctly.
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Old Apr 11, 2022 | 04:41 PM
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I had a small breather/filter on the RT valve cover. I hooked up the air filter tube to that valve cover hole. My bubba fix.

Edit: Sorry, I said LT but I ment RT.

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Well, if anything the vent tube made it worse. Yes the mixture has been set.

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THe 68 has a vented gas cap. No charcoal canister. THe smell is normal from what you are seeing. If the car is tuned rich it will smell gassy and very lean and it burns your eyes. The hose is a PCV copnnection, it is the fresh air going into the valve cover.
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