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Old 11-20-2006, 08:22 PM
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smells like fuel
95 f350 7.3, smells inside like fuel, expesually when warming up, is this a normal diesel thing??
 
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Mine does too. I have a slight fuel leak on the engine. I suspect the fuel pump. I will change it in a couple of weeks or so. The fuel resides in the valley of the engine.
 
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Mine was smelling too. It was the pump leaking. New pump - no smell. Check for leaks. It could be a lot of things.
 
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