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Re: [T3] Fuel dripping from exhaust


On 20 Dec 98, at 19:15, Mark Michel wrote:

> I checked out the car again today and it's definitely gas that's
> leaking out.  Could this be because I'm flooding it?  I have to press the gas
> pedal down in order to get the car started - which sometimes takes a while.
> When I do get the car running for about 5 or 10 mins., I can turn off the
> ignition and start the car easily without having to press the pedal at all.
> Is all of this somehow tied in?

If you can get the car started, then I really doubt that what you are 
seeing is pure gasoline.  Keep in mind that anything that comes out 
of there will smell like gasoline.  Drip some of it on a piece of 
paper and carefully see how well it burns.

Of course your engine may be running rich, and your starting 
technique may be abnormal, but whatever you do to get the engine 
started will have little lasting effects beyone the first few seconds 
of running.

Jim
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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