I took the 'Stang out the other day while I was doing some Christmas shopping. Kept smelling like the car was running progressively rich, until the point where it smelled like straight fuel.
Thought maybe a plug or plugs were fouled and it was running rich until I stopped and smelled fuel outside of the car. Popped the hood and smelled it pretty strongly. Immediately looked at the fuel injectors, nothing. I put new o-rings on them when I changed my intake manifold, so I would have been shocked if that was the issue.
Looked at the rails and the crossover line in the back, nothing.
Focused my attention to the fuel side of the nitrous. BINGO! The line running from the fuel rail to the solenoid was leaking at the solenoid fitting. The line was tight, but apparently the Teflon sealant on the fitting to the solenoid had deteriorated and the fitting somehow loosened just enough for it to drip fuel.
Scary part was, it was leaking a drop at a time and it was landing on the intake manifold right next to a coil. Glad it didn't end in flames.
Thought maybe a plug or plugs were fouled and it was running rich until I stopped and smelled fuel outside of the car. Popped the hood and smelled it pretty strongly. Immediately looked at the fuel injectors, nothing. I put new o-rings on them when I changed my intake manifold, so I would have been shocked if that was the issue.
Looked at the rails and the crossover line in the back, nothing.
Focused my attention to the fuel side of the nitrous. BINGO! The line running from the fuel rail to the solenoid was leaking at the solenoid fitting. The line was tight, but apparently the Teflon sealant on the fitting to the solenoid had deteriorated and the fitting somehow loosened just enough for it to drip fuel.
Scary part was, it was leaking a drop at a time and it was landing on the intake manifold right next to a coil. Glad it didn't end in flames.