HELP! Gasoline smell ?!?!?! Concerned!!
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Racer
Joined: Feb 2014
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From: Jackson Twp, Stark County Ohio
HELP! Gasoline smell ?!?!?! Concerned!!
So, last couple days when I've gone into the closed garage, there is a pretty strong smell of gasoline. There is nothing on the floor underneath the car, and the gas gauge looks normal.
There are no other cars in the garage, nor lawn movers, etc. No gas cans.
I am pretty sure the gas smell is coming from the vette.
What should I look for? Thanks in advance!
There are no other cars in the garage, nor lawn movers, etc. No gas cans.
I am pretty sure the gas smell is coming from the vette.
What should I look for? Thanks in advance!
Team Owner
Joined: May 2001
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From: Western NY
I went through the same thing, a couple of years ago. Turns out the fuel filter was leaking at the output side of the filter. The ethanol in the gas, must have gotten to the o-ring, causing a slow drip. You couldn't see the gas because A) (thank God) it was just a slow drip-drip-drip; and B) because the fuel filter is right above the exhaust, the drips of gas would evaporate off, before they could form a puddle. And since the drip would only occur when the engine was running, and the pump operating, nothing would happen when the car was parked.
