01 270 fv fuel smell
jmeyers278
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Ok I just got my boat in the water and besides a few minor problems I have a strong fuel smell coming from the cold air return in the aft birth. No fuel in either bilge
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I'd double check the bilge section right below the aft bunk where the shower sump is located in front of the fuel tank. The a/c cold air vent flows through there and I actually found my duct loose, so yours may be venting accumulated fumes from a tank pinhole or something else.
Don't mean to panic you but our '04 (and a few others) had a gas tank fail. Luckily for us it was just before we bought it. From what I understand there was an installation issue in some earlier boats. Ours was replaced by the previous owner but it was a pretty major deal.....although far less dramatic than trying to avoid the issue until it was a disaster.
Good luck and be super careful with that issue, Mike
Ditto on Tiki above. Remember the gas fumes SINK so where you smell it and where it is can be very different. I had fume issues off/on and finally found the fuel filter had a tiny leak and would leak onto the firewall insulation (yikes!). Don't overlook all your connections and tubes, it takes very little gas to be smelled, even abrasion on fuel lines, etc. A previous poster mentioned using a cotton glove to go over the fuel lines as they'll snag on rough/worn parts of rubber tubing.
Good luck and get to it before things go bad.
PC BYC, Holland, MI