Ahh...there's a fume in this car. Not a good smelling fume, either. My eyes are watering, my nose is burning, and I'm feeling dizzy. Is this good? I think not.
Gasoline. The fumes are strong and smelly. They tend to permeate the entire interior, so strong I swear I can see them. Where is it coming from? I know that there is a hole in the overflow tube, but the gas tank is nearly empty. Gotta check those fuel lines, even though I replaced them maybe a year ago.
As I pull into my driveway and park, the engine dies because I AM out of gas. Anyway, pop the decklid, and open the engine compartment (Fastback). Good God Almighty! There is a pool of gasoline on the engine tin beneath fuel injectors 1 & 2. Quite a combustible situation.
Fuel inection systems are more fuel efficient then carbuerators when they work properly. When they don't, people tend to give up and rip them out and replace with carbuerators, to my advantage, I have determined. How do fuel injector seals hold up to the constant pressure of an electric fuel pump after 31 years? Not to good, it turns out. The seals on the injectors in question were not too good. Luckily, I had bought a box and several bags full of used and new fuel injection parts from a guy at a swap meet, which included NEW injector seals for a Type 3. Unbolt the housing holding the injectors, remove from the heads, and replace the seals...easy as that! New seals, and no leaks.
I suppose that $40 for a boatload of injection parts was worth it.
Now I should probably replace the seals on the other side as well...
