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Hello everyone. I'm a new owner of a 1975 914 1.8l (pictures shortly) with 75,000 miles. It was converted professionally to dual carbs from the original bosch fuel injection system. The car drives well but have noticed that when I park it in the garage after driving that a very strong gas smell lingers for days. I don't see any fuel leak. Is there a charcoal filter I've missed that needs replacing or can anyone recommend some items to check.
Pictures soon as I start the restore this winter, I'm a restore newbie so it should be painfully fun. Cheers, David |
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914 Idiot ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California ![]() ![]() |
Many carb conversions on 914s wind up with fuel odors. Causes vary, but if you want to eliminate the odors you have to do a lot more work than most people who are just "switching to carbs" are likely to do.
You need to deal with the evap system and/or fuel tank ventilation, you need a good air-cleaner setup, and so on. --DD |
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Many carb conversions on 914s wind up with fuel odors. Causes vary, but if you want to eliminate the odors you have to do a lot more work than most people who are just "switching to carbs" are likely to do. You need to deal with the evap system and/or fuel tank ventilation, you need a good air-cleaner setup, and so on. --DD I deleted my evap tank and ran the breather line into a fuel filter close by,fumes are gone ,I carried the vent line back to one of my Zeniths to draw off any fumes while engine is running...not sure if I needed to. ![]() Fumes in the enginebay ??? don't have any. |
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