1988 Chrysler 5th Avenue gas smell

1988 CHRYSLER FIFTH AVENUE
200,000 MILES • V8 • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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JACKIE23
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I need to know why i smell an odor of gas through my car heating vents? just recently started smelling the odor.
Oct 24, 2008 at 3:52 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi:
It sounds like you may have a fuel line leaking under the hood. This is something that could cause a fire, so I recommend you have it checked. You can try yourself if From the throttle body, start following the fuel line. Check for fuel or evidence of a leak.

Let me know what you find.

Joe
Nov 1, 2008 at 8:08 PM
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