Gas smell - but no gas leaking! Any suggestions

[robfg67]

I just purchased a 1989 Comanche. It has the I-6 engine, 5-speed manual, and 4-wheel drive.

 

The truck smells like gasoline even though there is no gas leaking (none on ground below truck). Have any of guys experienced this before? Any suggestions?

 

I will post pictures this weekend.

[KYMJ]

Check for a leaky injector. I assumed you only looked under the tank and on the ground.

[robfg67]

Correct-I did not pop the hood before I left for work today. Would I see the gas on the side of the engine if it were a leaky injector?

[whowey]

You could see fuel laying down in the heat shield tray below the injectors. That's how I found my leaky O-ring.

 

Also the vapor canister could be plugged...

[KYMJ]

You might see it on the heat shield. You actually might see a stream coming from the injector. They can be hard to trace, one minute they're leaking the next minute, they're not.

[deziped]

Check with the engine running. My leak never showed any dripping or puddling unless the fuel rail was under pressure. An 89 I believe will only be under enuf pressure when actually running to make it leak. Take a hold of the injectors and wiggle them around. Might want to have a fire ext handy when checking them

[DansGreyMj]

whats the easiest way to change an o ring on an injector, i just notice one of mine was leaking today.

[CWLONGSHOT]

I still have a leak somewhere near the tank itself. Nothing ever on the ground and noting noticed underneath. But every time I fill up I can smell it until the level drops down a bit.

 

I changed the "O" Ring on the tank when I did the fuel pump earlier in the year. Its not a major issue,,,but annoying.

 

Good luck finding yours

 

CW