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07-12-2004, 08:32 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Ridgecrest, CA
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stinky gas odor!
No, I didn't eat too many beans............
when I am driving my daily driven 71 suburban I smell gas inside the "cab" (do burbans have cabs???....) what is the best way to find the source and fix it? any advice would be appreciated.  
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07-12-2004, 09:27 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Killingworth, CT. USA
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Gasoline odor or exhaust odor? If gasoline, I would start at the carb and inspect every inch of the fuel supply lines, steel and rubber from carb to pump, along frame rails to tank, then the tank and gas cap. I have seen carbs flood, sending raw fuel out through the bowl/vaper recovery lines down into the charcoal cannister. Let your eyes and nose be the guide to locate the "wet spot".
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07-12-2004, 11:39 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Bel Aire, KS
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First, find and fix the leak. Then, inspect the hood to cowl gasket, which is supposed to keep those fumes from getting sucked into the cowl vent. I would guess it needs replaced.
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