Chris_924s

I just buttoned up the "Exxon Valdez" after changing the oil gasket- (What a PITA!!) I did a small test drive yesterday to check for oil leaks- none (Thank you GAWD!!)..
I took a drive to Best Buy (about 5-10 miles) and then I began smelling a noticable odor of gas. I did have a small fuel stream (wet) from near the 1st cyl intake manifold. I cleaned that up - and watched it for several minutes during idle- seemed ok. I returned home and checked the top of the injectors (bottom of the fuel rail) and had fuel present on 1, 3 and 4 at the top of the injectors.. HELP!! <img border="0" alt="[crying]" title="" src="graemlins/crying.gif" />

EDIT- Page 2 will show latest info- I finally got the time to inspect more carefully.

Bri Bro

Check that you have the fuel rail fully seated.

Chris_924s

nothing was moved or changed. Leak just developed.

Luis de Prat

Time for a quick injector swap. BTDT.

Chris_924s

BTDT?? I'd swap them if i had them...I'm suspecting o-rings have failed.. I may just drive the Buick tomorrow.

Peckster

Right, drive the Buick until you install new O-rings. Too many cars on this forum have burnt from fuel leaks.

tod84944

Better safe than sorry. Parted out a real nice 83 that had a fuel leak. Fire got so hot that the timinig belt covers melted.

tod84944

I would make sure that the injectors are seated. You just got through with some work and you could have not knowing, hit a fuel rail that might have been already loose.

Chris_924s

Thats it- I'm off to bed. I'll get new seals and rebuild the injectors when I get back. better safe than sorry- a perfect solution.

89magic98

Chris,

Are you sure the fuel rail isn't cracked somewhere else, and the gas is running down the fuel injectors?

Also, why do you think you didn't see/smell this before? I guess it is hard to imagine that the seals dried up in the week or so you had the car off the road. Why would all four start leaking at exactly the same time? Seems kind of strange. Maybe you have one leak, and the gas flows down the rail to all 4 injectors.

Good luck with the repair.

-Kevin

Chris_924s

Nope- not sure at all. May indeed be the fuel rail- is there good way to check it? I cant see any dripping at all, and its getting really late- I've already decided to leave it behind this weekend. I may just re do the injector seals "just because" its cheap- Only found fuel on 3 injectors at the very top (the "hat"?), closest to firewall was worst, then closest to front seemed "next" worst. small pooling of fuel in the recesses where the rail mounts to the engine.

I have a headache (too much fume intake, and WAAY overtired) and getting a little fed up. I'm better off to leave it alone right now, but I'm still looking for suggestions..

SidViscous

Ya damn *****.

No exhaust

No oil

And you complaining that one injector has a problem!

Hell ya got three others. Walk it off man.

Chris_924s

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Thanks ***. Its either the Buick or an impromptu hot dog roast on the way.. I wanted flames ON a car not FROM it!!!

you always make me laugh when I'm PO'd - Dam good thing.

SidViscous

You could say it was a 2 fast to be Furious kind of thing.

"Those posers paint on their flames, I got real ones."

Chris_924s

cute.. really- about the fuel rail.. I'll trade mine for yours..