Fuel Smell in the cockpit
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Fuel Smell in the cockpit
Ok, need some input from the crew. I know that on hard turns you can starve your FB stock carb(www.yawpower.com) What concerns me is the smell of fuel in the cockpit after the hard turns and drifting.
I am not in a hurry to have my fresh engine get fried by a fuel fire in the engine bay. Is there anything I can do besides get a modified carb? Any advice would be great.
I am not in a hurry to have my fresh engine get fried by a fuel fire in the engine bay. Is there anything I can do besides get a modified carb? Any advice would be great.
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after the corner it takes about 3-6 seconds and I start smelling it, it doesn't go away for about a minute or so.
Scary when you know the engine is hot and the header can ignite fuel. I have never found any leaking, but with fuel it disapates pretty quick anyway and is hard to nail down.
Scary when you know the engine is hot and the header can ignite fuel. I have never found any leaking, but with fuel it disapates pretty quick anyway and is hard to nail down.
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I had to change my carbon filter under the hood once, it stoped the fuel smell for me. The reason my carbon filter went bad is because I had a bad fuel cap which caused a presure leak in the fuel system.
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Ahhh, so you're thinking there might be some issues with the tank system in the rear.....not a bad thought.
I will check it out, I have been needing a excuse to go to a fuel cell anyway and dump the stock tank so I can have dual exhaust!
Thanks
I will check it out, I have been needing a excuse to go to a fuel cell anyway and dump the stock tank so I can have dual exhaust!
Thanks
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They also have baffles to keep the fuel from sloshing around, and throwing the balance of the car off when the g forces change direction suddenly.
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anyone got a general location of this filter to change? the car did have a bad fuel cap before i bought it. i saw something mentioned about it in the smog test receipts. and the new cap seems loose too. but mine smells like fuel most of the time, not just on turns. I dont think my leak is in the cap.
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