GAS smell

[PeLiGrOsO]

good morning and hello..
I just got rid of my 87gt and bought an 88gt.
before i bought the car, the gas gage was not working and the light was on all the time. i asked the guy who sold me the car to fix it before i bought it. he called me back saying that the cluster had shorted out and he was going to replace the cluster, the whole thing. when i picked up the car the cluster does work now, but only stays up to half a tank even if it is full. but my main concern is that there is some type of gas smell, specially if i fill up the car, even if i let the gas go down, you can smell gas fumes..
i checked under the car for gas spill and nothing, everything is dried and seems ok...
any ideas what i should be checking for ?
all your help is always highly appreciated.

thanks
Peligroso

 

[mike93lx]

follow every gas line, from the tank to the motor. if a line is old and cracking, it may be venting fumes into the cabin.
have you looked for the source of the smell with the car running? it may help pinpoint the problem.

 

[89lxsport50]

Also check to see if one or more of the injectors is leaking. They usually leak from the O rings either at the fuel rail or at the intake.

 

[PeLiGrOsO]

well.. no smell comes from the engine side... the smell is stronger as you get to the rear of the car...
are there any seals i have to worry about on the tank or anything like that ?

 

[winder]

Jack the front of the car up. Look at the filler neck to the tank. If you see gas leaking out thats the cause. You can get a new O-ring seal from ford. Common cause of gas smell.

 

[PuppyDawg]

yea i have the same problem....it WAS the filler neck, but my mechanic said that ford discontinued to make those.....i'm trying to get a new one without going to the junkyard...any ideas? and as far as the gas guage not going up all the way....that might be caused by the sender unit....

 

[PeLiGrOsO]

i will go ahead and check that out..

thanks to everyone for their input.

Peligroso.

 

[slowjoe]

On your passenger side their is a hose that connects to your black canister check that hose if not follow it all the way to the back of the car.

 

[winder]

They should still have the seals. I bought one 8 months ago. Some ford counter guys a lazy. If you need the part number I can look it up tomorrow.

 

[PeLiGrOsO]

yea i have the same problem....it WAS the filler neck, but my mechanic said that ford discontinued to make those.....i'm trying to get a new one without going to the junkyard...any ideas? and as far as the gas guage not going up all the way....that might be caused by the sender unit....

i just called Sawgrass Ford here in fort lauderdal florida and they have 1 O ring for the filler neck for $16. i will pick that up on my way home and check the car.

 

[PuppyDawg]

They should still have the seals. I bought one 8 months ago. Some ford counter guys a lazy. If you need the part number I can look it up tomorrow.

oh ok...according to my mechanic i need the fuel filler neck,boot and seal....and the part number for the neck is E7009034A,lol....thanks for everything though....i really appreciate it.

 

[bellhuey]

oh ok...according to my mechanic i need the fuel filler neck,boot and seal....and the part number for the neck is E7009034A,lol....thanks for everything though....i really appreciate it.

Just an FYI, part number for the donut gasket is F4ZZ-9072-DA.

 

[joeracer321]

one more thing to check, on my last 90 GT the seal on top of the gas tank , where the fuel pump goes went bad, I had a really bad smell of gas.