HELP! bad Fuel Smell in engine when cold - '93 Town&Country 3.3L V6 EFI

Greetings -- Any help would be appreciated--

I have a 1993 Chrysler Town and Country mini-van. It has served me well (sort of) for 140,000 miles. I get a heavy smell of raw fuel in the engine compartment when the engine is cold and the outside temperature is under 40 Degrees F. BUT - the smell goes away when the car warms up.

The engine is a 3.3L V6 with EFI. When cold I do NOT notice any change in driveability (performance is normal) and the fuel econony has not changed for a long time. I still get 21.2 MPG city, summer or winter.

Any suggestions. You can reply to this posting or send me private email. Has anyone else experienced this problem. What was the solution? Will it be worth the money to take it to the dealer and have a DRB-II scan?

Regards and thanks in advance. Please post reply or send private email to : gary snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.NOSPAM.com NOTE spam resistant address

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Gary Jablonski - Atlanta, GA (Home of the Braves)

P.S. For anyone interested, the '93 has habitual problems with the ABS pump and actuator. The good news is that that part has a lifetime factory warranty. Must be a safety issue. I've had

3 replaced so far gratus from dealer. Keep that in mind. Symptoms are: ABS light comes on (solid or intermittent), cannot hear the pump running when brakes applied a few times, and brake pedal is "high and hard". I think the recall # is 685 Contact me if you want more details.
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jdoe

My 96 had a recall for a possible leak on the fuel rail. I don't know if it applied to the 93 model year, but you may want to check on that.

Matt

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Sharon K. Cooke

I have a similar problem. I, too, have the fuel odor that Gary J. mentions. If I attempt to restart the car after I just turn it off, it starts right up. If I let it sit, It turns over a bit till it starts.

Where (other the the dealer) can I get replacement O-Rings for my injectors? Will plain Jane, O-Rings from the hardware/autoparts store do? Anyone know what size they are? I have a '85 New Yorker with a 2.2L Turbo.

TIA

Jesse

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Jesse

I have a similar problem. I have the fuel odor that Gary J. mentions. If I attempt to restart the car after I just turn it off, it starts right up. If I let it sit, It turns over a bit till it starts.

Where (other the the dealer) can I get replacement O-Rings for my injectors? Will plain Jane, O-Rings from the hardware/autoparts store do? Anyone know what size they are? I have a '85 New Yorker with a 2.2L Turbo.

TIA

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Jesse

You can get ones *specific* to your application from an auto parts store. They will be sold as part of an intake gasket set.

--Geoff

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Geoff

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