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mmascari
post Apr 21 2023, 10:12 AM
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I have a 914 with a 3.0l six and PMO carbs. The gas smell is unbearable, especially when the car is in the garage. My wife is about to lose her mind. What do you carb guys do to limit this? Would running the engine with the fuel pump off, IE running out of fuel help with this situation?
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mmascari   Carbs and Gas Smell   Apr 21 2023, 10:12 AM
Osnabruck914   If everything was correct, you should not be smell...   Apr 21 2023, 10:22 AM
ClayPerrine   Most of the carbed 914s have the charcoal canister...   Apr 21 2023, 10:24 AM
GregAmy   That's not totally true; the float bowl is ven...   Apr 21 2023, 10:25 AM
ClayPerrine   That's not totally true; the float bowl is ve...   Apr 21 2023, 10:35 AM
mmascari   Thanks for the replies. I will look for leaks.   Apr 21 2023, 10:37 AM
JmuRiz   Let us know what you find, I've always found c...   Apr 21 2023, 10:42 AM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   something is leaking somewhere, maybe use a sniffe...   Apr 21 2023, 10:45 AM
NARP74   This also brings up the return line vs no return l...   Apr 21 2023, 11:15 AM
ClayPerrine   This also brings up the return line vs no return ...   Apr 21 2023, 11:22 AM
porschetub   This also brings up the return line vs no return ...   Apr 21 2023, 11:19 PM
930cabman   This also brings up the return line vs no return...   Apr 22 2023, 07:23 AM
porschetub   [quote name='porschetub' post='3072957' date='Apr...   Apr 22 2023, 01:17 PM
rfinegan   I had gas smell in may garage too, on a Carbed 75 ...   Apr 21 2023, 11:24 AM
Root_Werks   Don't forget carbs vent to the atmosphere, the...   Apr 21 2023, 11:50 AM
r_towle   Todays fuel sadly evaporates much faster with the ...   Apr 21 2023, 12:36 PM
mlindner   I would check all hose clamps to lines, filter, pu...   Apr 21 2023, 12:53 PM
BillJ   Gas cap as well. If that seal is not working righ...   Apr 21 2023, 12:55 PM
r_towle   Fun fact. The evaporation "system" on a ...   Apr 21 2023, 01:01 PM
914_teener   Fun fact. The evaporation "system" on a...   Apr 21 2023, 05:48 PM
emerygt350   Yeah, look around. I just pulled mine out to do s...   Apr 21 2023, 01:06 PM
r_towle   Yeah, look around. I just pulled mine out to do ...   Apr 21 2023, 01:08 PM
930cabman   Better get things fixed quick, or you may find you...   Apr 21 2023, 01:20 PM
nditiz1   As stated carbs vent to the atmos, I have PMO...   Apr 21 2023, 03:27 PM
mmascari   As stated carbs vent to the atmos, I have PMO...   Apr 21 2023, 05:37 PM
mmascari   Looks like the leak is in the front of the car. I ...   Apr 22 2023, 06:08 PM
porschetub   Looks like the leak is in the front of the car. I...   Apr 23 2023, 03:41 PM
mmascari   Looks like the leak is in the front of the car. ...   Apr 23 2023, 03:47 PM
rfinegan   pros and cons ...but sure you can remove the retur...   Apr 23 2023, 04:01 PM
porschetub   [quote name='porschetub' post='3073287' date='Apr...   Apr 23 2023, 06:10 PM
mmascari   [quote name='porschetub' post='3073287' date='Ap...   Apr 23 2023, 07:46 PM
porschetub   [quote name='porschetub' post='3073336' date='Apr...   Apr 23 2023, 08:17 PM
targa72e   Glad you found your problem was just a leak up fro...   Apr 23 2023, 10:07 PM
mmascari   Glad you found your problem was just a leak up fr...   Apr 24 2023, 10:31 AM
Justinp71   Glad you found your problem was just a leak up fr...   Apr 24 2023, 10:37 AM
Rufus   Resurrecting an older thread to add info. This ...   Jan 22 2024, 05:15 PM
r_towle   Porsche 356 has carbs and a fuel shutoff underneat...   Jan 22 2024, 05:20 PM
73-914   Porsche 356 has carbs and a fuel shutoff undernea...   Jan 22 2024, 08:50 PM
ClayPerrine   Porsche 356 has carbs and a fuel shutoff underne...   Jan 23 2024, 03:09 PM
Jamie   [quote name='73-914' post='3125092' date='Ja...   Jan 23 2024, 03:29 PM
flipb   I've been running my 914 on locally availabl...   Jan 24 2024, 11:11 AM
brant   I've been running my 914 on locally availab...   Jan 24 2024, 01:23 PM
Rufus   Porsche 356 has carbs and a fuel shutoff undernea...   Jan 22 2024, 05:23 PM
JmuRiz   …I also use E0 gas exclusively Lucky duck Yes...   Jan 22 2024, 08:48 PM
mmascari   By the way, for anyone that cares, the smell of ga...   Jan 24 2024, 02:50 PM
r_towle   By the way, for anyone that cares, the smell of g...   Jan 30 2024, 09:22 PM
Rufus   “I'm not sure what the advantage would be of...   Jan 24 2024, 02:57 PM
GregAmy   Prooooobably won't make any difference on our ...   Jan 24 2024, 03:32 PM
Rufus   My quick search said the difference is slight, but...   Jan 24 2024, 04:07 PM
Rufus   Prooooobably won't make any difference on our...   Jan 24 2024, 04:31 PM
Rufus   A couple more thoughts to share on venting a 914â€...   Jan 29 2024, 08:55 PM


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