Gas smell
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From: houston
Considering the age of your truck, you may have a cracked hose or a bed seal somewhere. B4 you start the truck some morning, lift the hood and look around. Take a good wiff for gas fumes. If you don't smell anything, have someone turn the key to the run position. This will pressurise the fuel system. Now sniff. When everything is cold, old/cracked lines will tend to leak. When things get heated up, the leaks can sealup. Good luck.
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From: Elkhart IN
what temp themostat do you have in it? it might not be heating up fast enough so the comp could be dumping fuel for heat up. just a thought
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From: alvarado
fuel injectors leak?
i too have a gas smell...my question is - can it be a leak from one of the fuel injectors?
1989 f150 300/straight6
1989 f150 300/straight6
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Just out of curiosity, check the vacuum line to the fuel pressure regualtor for the presence of gas. If it has a regulator going bad it would be present and the diaphragm may equalize and maintain pressure once it's run awhile. Just a shot in the dark, by the way.
