Fuel leak? Help!
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Fuel leak? Help!
Hey all, I have a '96 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT that I am sad to say has seen better days. When I started her up today, I drove a couple of miles and there was a really strong smell of gas. Taking her back home, I looked under the truck and towards the front saw this:
https://youtu.be/eh51M0zaXXw
It certainly smelled like fuel, but no clue what it could be. Any help much appreciated!!
Cheers.
C
https://youtu.be/eh51M0zaXXw
It certainly smelled like fuel, but no clue what it could be. Any help much appreciated!!
Cheers.
C
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You my friend, have a fuel leak! Don't drive the truck any further until that leak is addressed, or your truck may end up being burnt toast. I'd suggest checking the plastic crossover fuel line between the two metal fuel injections rails at the rear of the intake manifold. The plastic line tends to crack, given the age of these trucks. That line can be replaced with 5/16" rubber fuel injection line and two fuel injection hose clamps. Also, check the metal injector rails themselves on each side of the motor, as they tend to be thin and can sometimes crack, as well, with age.
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If its a fuel leak in the cross-over hose at the back of the intake, you can repair it pretty easily by cutting off the old plastic hose with a utility knife and inserting a length of 5/16" fuel injection hose along with two fuel injection hose clamps (available at any local auto parts store). Open the hood and start up the truck and verify that's where the fuel leak is coming from, however, that cross-over fuel line at the back of the intake manifold is my 1st place to look.
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That video doesn't help at all. As mentioned earlier, check on top of the engine, especially behind the intake manifold to find the actual leak. You may need a step stool to see the area clearly of climb up into the engine compartment after running the engine for a few moments to get the leak to appear. It appears that the fuel leak is up around the engine compartment area and flowing downward.
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It's a cracked crossover plastic fuel line that goes in between the two metal fuel injection rails behind the intake as I mentioned earlier - "I'd suggest checking the plastic crossover fuel line between the two metal fuel injections rails at the rear of the intake manifold. The plastic line tends to crack, given the age of these trucks. That line can be replaced with 5/16" rubber fuel injection line and two fuel injection hose clamps. Also, check the metal injector rails themselves on each side of the motor, as they tend to be thin and can sometimes crack, as well, with age."
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It's a cracked crossover plastic fuel line that goes in between the two metal fuel injection rails behind the intake as I mentioned earlier - "I'd suggest checking the plastic crossover fuel line between the two metal fuel injections rails at the rear of the intake manifold. The plastic line tends to crack, given the age of these trucks. That line can be replaced with 5/16" rubber fuel injection line and two fuel injection hose clamps. Also, check the metal injector rails themselves on each side of the motor, as they tend to be thin and can sometimes crack, as well, with age."