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Old 12-11-2003, 03:24 PM
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Everytime I go to start the car in the morning it does this wierd revving up and dropping down for like 5+ min. and the car always has this strong fuel smell especially in the morning. I have changed the Oxygen Sensor and spark Plugs and I cannot find out this problem.



Can anybody figure this thing out?
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Old 12-11-2003, 03:27 PM
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Pulsation damper...prolly..wouldn't drive your car if I were you, itll catch fire, no ****. Check the PD and see if its leaking.
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Old 12-11-2003, 03:32 PM
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My car did the same thing before I replaced the PD, so its worth checkin into...heres a link to the PD replacement. I'd run outside and check it if I were, just to be on the safe-side.
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Old 12-11-2003, 03:33 PM
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No, there are no leaks or anything like that under or around the car and it gets around 38 psi on the fuel pressure gauge.
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Its not like its pouring gas out, to where you would see it. Its under the intake manifold, right behind the watar-filler neck. It only leaks a little bit, but enough to catch fire.
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I get a smell, and white smoke from that area, no fires yet...I had my fuel rails out, PD looked rather nice. Im getting an aftermarket one asap tho, just because i hear they are nice..
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Old 12-13-2003, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Houstonderk' date='Dec 11 2003, 04:24 PM
...and the car always has this strong fuel smell especially in the morning.
If it stinks like fuel, it's leaking somewhere--unless you left the gas cap off last time you filled it up. I'd find it before it finds you!
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Originally Posted by 1988RedT2' date='Dec 13 2003, 11:13 PM
unless you left the gas cap off last time you filled it up. I'd find it before it finds you!
I saw this one truck on the highway with gas flying out from the gas door and onto the highway.
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I have found out it was the purge valve when I was checking it and found fuel in it. The hose under the purge valve was broke.
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