Hello,
I am intermittently smelling gas in the cab of my 1996 4.9L 2wd F-150.
The first few times it happened, there was another explanation, but it
almost has to be from my truck. I am no expert, but the closest thing I
can think of was a long time ago when a friend of mine started smelling
gas from his car, and it turned out to be a bad fuel pump that was
spraying gas, and was told "they do that so you know to replace it."
My truck has two fuel tanks, and I _think_ this happens with either tank
selected. Any ideas? If this is something that can be reliably
diagnosed (I have LOTS of respect for gasoline va****s!) and is not
terribly complicated to fix, I might take a crack at it. I'm just
beginning to look into it, but wanted to post ASAP to get your thoughts
on what it might be and how to approach it.
To date, I've worked on small engine carburetors, and replaced shocks,
the thermostat, hoses, radiator, heater core, and water pump, not quite
in that order. All went well, but a master of the trade I am not.
Bill
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