Ford Taurus - 1992 - gas smell inside and out

try checking and see if the over flow vent tube coming from tank to the gas cap area pinched usely when you cant put fuel in the tube is pinched will cause no fuel to go in when you put fuel in the tube lets the air come out of the tank and this will cause you to smell gas odor

Gas can explode. Take it to the dealer (or have towed) or a mechanic. Your money is no good if it is in your back pocket as you are burned alive.

Jeff

If you were worried about the cost why would you take you vehicle to a xhop that can not fix it? Does they work for free?

mike hunt

peterwkent wrote:

"jimmyh" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@localhost.talkaboutautos.com:

What the hell!!!!!

It's not chevvies I hate, it those that tend to buy them...

It's not AOL I hate it's... ummm... no, it's BOTH!

"" wrote: > If you were worried about the cost why would you take you > vehicle > to a xhop that can not fix it? Does they work for free? > > > mike hunt > > > > peterwkent wrote: > > > > I?ve just got back from a mechanic who tells me he has no > idea what?s > > wrong with my ?92 Ford Taurus L (4-Dr, 3.0L V6 SFI), but > that I should > > take it to a dealer (I?m scared to! Concerned about the $ > that?s going > > to cost!). > > > > The car stinks of gas. Here?s the situation. > > > > 1: The car always smells a little bit gassy, both inside and > out. > > > > 2: If I drive for ten or so miles, the smell gets really > bad--the > > smell seems to be coming in from the blower when I have AC > running or > > if I?m just blowing air. The smell gets so bad I have to > open the > > windows to clear it, and my son has said he?s even felt > close to > > puking. > > > > 3: Recently, during the last week or two, after driving for > 10 or 12 > > miles and then stopping I hear a strange whiney, rattley > sound from > > under the rear right wheel well -- presumably the fuel pump > making > > strange sounds. I tried to demonstrate this today to the > mechanic, and > > after driving 25 miles it *didn?t* make this sound, of > course. > > > > 4: At the same time the gas smell around the rear right side > of the > > car is incredibly strong. > > > > 5: My son *swears* that after one of these episodes -- > driving 10 or > > so miles, stopping, hearing the fuel-pump rattle -- he went > to a gas > > station and tried to fill up, but was unable to do so. He > says he > > tried two or three different gas pumps, and each time he > tried pumping > > the pump would click off without pumping more than a dribble > of gas. > > Very odd; I haven?t seen this behaviour myself, but I?m > fairly sure my > > son was not inebriated in any way when this situation > occurred! > > > > 6: I?m in Denver, and as you may know it?s been incredibly > hot here > > recently; I?m wondering if the temperature and consequent > pressure > > increase has anything to do with it. > > > > 7: The mechanic said he took a look at the fuel-line?s > charcoal > > canister and it looks fine to him. He can?t see any leaks up > front > > either. And when he was under the gas tank, he couldn?t see > any leaks > > there. > > > > I?m stumped. I guess there must be two things going on. > Perhaps > > there?s a problem with the fuel pump, but how would that > cause a > > smell up front!? And if there?s a leak up front, where the > hell is it, > > and what?s that got to do with the smell at the back. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Peter

Thanks very much, I?ll take a look.

Thanks, I?ll take a look.

mechanic.

You?re quite right, I need to get it fixed. But I have taken it to a mechanic (twice, actually). I?m trying to make sure that the next time it goes to a mechanic I can provide some information that gets it fixed this time.

Huh? If I knew they wouldn?t be able to fix it, I wouldn?t have taken it there, now would I!?