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Hi Ed.
this is all i could find at the moment.
Gas Cap Causing Gasoline Smell in Car. I know it may seem obvious, but a loose or missing gas cap can cause a fuel smell in your vehicle. You could even have a faulty gas cap that is leaking fumes. A faulty gas cap can also cause the check engine light to illuminate with a DTC on newer cars.
Freon is odorless. A sewer odor could be caused by an unused sink, tub, or floor drain trap where the water has evaporated. A gas odor is a very serious issue that should be checked immediately by the gas company or the fire department. Gas can seep in from a leak outside the house or accumulate in a wall if a fitting fails.
f the pilot light on your stove goes out, natural gas may build up in
your stove. If your pilot light has gone out, open the kitchen windows
and doors for 15 minutes to let the gas dissipate safely then relight
the pilot light. Do not relight the pilot light immediately -- striking a
match could cause an explosion. Gas Leak
If you can smell the sulfur-like or rotten egg smell of gas,
there may be a gas leak inside or outside your home. You might also
hear a hissing sound coming from the stove or another appliance or from a
pipeline. Outside gas leaks may kill or stunt nearby vegetation. Signs
of carbon monoxide poisoning include nausea, dizziness, fatigue and
other flu-like symptoms.
f
you still smell gas after relighting the pilot light, don't hesitate.
Leave your home, along with the rest of your family and pets, then call
your utility company or 911 from a safe location. Leave the doors and
windows open behind you, especially if the odor is strong or you can
hear the hissing of a gas leak. Do not turn appliances or lights on or
off or use a phone in your home. Do not strike a match or use a lighter,
either.
Prevention Read more: http://www.ehow.com/info_12193884_smell-gas-house-still-lingering-after-shut-off-stove.html#ixzz2aT2VTMtc
is your purge canister working correctly or does it cause the fumes to stay in fuel tank and smell from the tank cap. Check when the car is off by removing the filler cap whether you have a pressure in tank. this might cause the smell,unless there is a small leak not noticeable somewhere.
You may have to use dish soap straight, do not use the brush. I use an old spray bottle and dish soap straight, not watered down, to find my leaks. Gas is a very low psi. Soapy water will not bubble up. It can and will just be pushed out of the way. Do not forget any other gas appliances in the house, hot water heater, stove, any thing that uses gas. Please check all. Recheck your stove and even any connections inside, on/off valve etc. Hope this helps Fixya up.
Also check your fuel pressure regulator, the fuel rail to fuel line connection end the injectors themselves for signs of leaking. The fuel pressure regulator has a vacuum line connected to the top of it. Make sure this is secure. If the fuel pressure regulator has failed it will allow fuel to enter the vacuum line and this will cause the smell of fuel under the hood. Also make sure that the emission control pipe from the fuel vapour canister has not become disconnected from the intake plenum.
sound like a compressor burn out and leaked when freon burns it creates what is called fozgeen gas (not spelled correctly) a very pungent order you should be ok the gas was used in world war 1 fyi.
NO NO NO.....GO TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO A SMOG STATION AND ASK THEM TO TEST THE GAS CAP FOR YOU. VISUALLY LOOKING AT A GAS CAP WILL NOT TELL YOU GOOD OR BAD. THEY CHARGE 10.00 AND WILL TELL YOU IF THE GAS CAP IS LEAKING. DONE IT TOO MANY TIME WITH DAIMLER CHRYSLER.
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