Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Fuel Smell - 308 carbed GTS

[Doug and Terri Anderson (dnt]

Hello Grahame –

Well – you raise a good point.  No real hard work done (valves and so forth) BUT I did need to get the car smoged and we mucked about in the engine compartment with the carbs a bit.  You know – make the car run well for the state for 3 minutes – then remake the car run well for me for 2 years.  One thing I think I’ll do is make a rig of sorts to take the deck lid off, much like the old T-Bird or MB hard top convertibles.  I did jerry rig it one time to get the air cleaner on by undoing 2 of the 3 bolts, each side, and cocking the lid open enough to give me a few inches more clearance.  Still a bitch to work on cramped over like that.  Reminds me of working on a Lotus Super 7 – too low to stand to high to sit.  But I will re-play assembly AND seriously plan on a total fuel hose replacement gig.  Thanks for the thot.

Onward

DOUG

 

 

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From: Grahame Reinthal [mailto:grahame [at] reinthal.com.au]
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 6:21 PM
To: DOUG
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Fuel Smell - 308 carbed GTS

 

Hi Doug,

 

Good luck with that fuel leak/fume issue. Apart from all the great advice from everyone so far, I wonder if the sudden change aspect may be a clue. Apart from simple old age of components, is it possible that there was some sort of specific trauma? For example, was any work done on the car that could have incidentally or accidentally stressed something such as a metal fuel line, causing a small crack in one of the metal fuel lines, especially at a solder/weld (??) point?  Incidentally, my 308gt4 used to be pretty stinky, but then again, it was always stinky, not a sudden change. My clothes stank of fumes after going for a drive. The fuel lines and filler pipe were all ok but it probably needed a carbie overhaul, as you could see around some of the joints in the carbies where there was fuel and grunge discolouration over time, but I never got it right before the engine dropped the exhaust valve and committed harakiri, so I replaced the whole thing with an injected engine and the stink is gone - a radical solution nonetheless and not ideal!  :)

 

Cheers,

Grahame

 

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From: Doug and Terri Anderson [mailto:dnt [at] dock.net]
Sent: Tuesday, 27 September 2011 6:45 AM
To: Grahame
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Fuel Smell - 308 carbed GTS

 

Hmmmmm – out of 73 responses to my question I get 71 who suggest I replace the fuel filler hose.

OK guys – that’s good enough for me. 

I was teetering on the brink for awhile, but by golly, I’m gonna do it.

Thanks.

DOUG

Heh heh

 

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From: jimshadow [at] frontier.com [mailto:jimshadow [at] frontier.com]
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 1:26 PM
To: Doug and Terri Anderson
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Fuel Smell - 308 carbed GTS

 

Fuel filler hose!   If it hasn't been replaced on your watch, DO IT NOW!!

Jim

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On Sep 26, 2011, at 1:40 PM, "Doug and Terri Anderson" <dnt [at] dock.net> wrote:

Yikes – a carbed 308 GTS

 

No apparent gushing – no wet spots on the floor – but a definite smell.

 

Any hints of common trouble spots?

 

Thanks

DOUG

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