Extinguisher in hand

[ronh]

I finished installing the F.I. after removing the carb. With extinguisher in hand I turned the key. Fuel pump hummed Great! after about 15 -20 sec I smelled gas. not great! When I looked under the car I saw gas, ALOT of gas. Conventional wisdom would say that I had a bad hose, a loose or bad connection or a fuel rail issue. I have checked all of these. The hoses and top of the engine are dry. Under the car the gas is leaking from the push rod tube area. I have checked the hoses at the pump to be sure that they are not spraying fuel into the underside of the motor. What's next? has anyone ever had a problem like this? Ron

[red-beard]

Cracked injector?

[ronh]

I will check them again. Maybe one of them could not handle the pressure. I did not look at the injectors because I thought a cracked one would leave fuel on top of the engine as well.

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Did you actually look under the car while the pump was running? That should tell you where the gas is coming from. Might be the pump body itself, even...

--DD

[ronh]

I did. The gas seemed to be coming from up in the engine somewhere. It was just a stream from the push rod tube on the #3 cyl but no gas on top of the motor and the pump and hoses connected to it were dry as a bone.

[Jim Smolka]

Maybe the cold start valve?