*edit* its the 2.8L V6 Carb*

I am in Need of Help ASAP. I went to start my car to have the water pump fixed, and me and my buddy smelled gas real bad, went to look on the Ground and it was pouring all over the place.

it only did it running. (one Time)
Came back home later, and started it up, and This time No Gas is Pouring out of it like the First time....
My buddy is a Firebird nut, but knows nothing about carbs or my car period. It has alot of carb build up on the carb, is it possible that the choke got stuck open and caused the gas to pour out? or a hose came off???

I plan on cleaning it sometime today or monday... But i need to know where to look to find the gas hose or anything else that could of caused this...

Thanks in advance,
Robert

 

Please and thanks.. *Bump*

 

Robert, the choke regulates air flow, so don't worry if it's getting stuck (from a non-racing perspective, of course). You need to inspect key areas. You'll want to check your fuel lines (all of them), as well as the mechanical fuel pump itself. For fuel to be "gushing" out like that, it's gotta be in the fuel delivery line(s) somewhere. The carburetor can be leaky, but remember, the engine sucks air in, not out. Again, for it to be pouring out like that, it's more than likely somewhere before it even reaches the carb....

 

Assuming you seen no fuel pouring out (when it did) by the carburetor, find your fuel feed line leading to the carburetor, and follow it down towards the side of the engine. You'll see that it leads to the mechanical fuel pump, mounted on the side of your engine, which is activated via your camshaft....

Check the connectios, make sure there are no loose hose clamps, and if your still running the stock steel lines, that there aren't any "kinks" or cracks in them. Be very careful, as fuel is not something to fool around with. Start the engine, and observe the system very closely...

 

My Next Door Neighbor which is a Mechanic, said the Float could of got stuck open, and it kept sending fuel to the carb, cause it thought it wasn't getting any... just a side note, it did not do it again. so i wounder if what my neighbor said could be right?

 

^ But then you would have seen it issuing from the carburetor then. Also, if that were the case, the engine would have been running very poorly. Was it running okay when fuel was spewing, or was it just spitting out fuel when trying to start the engine....?

Your running a mechanical fuel system, which means it "thinks" absolutely nothing....

I assumed that the engine was running properly when the leak occured, as you didn't specify if it wasn't starting or not, and if so, you didn't clarify if it had a rough idle or not. Only that a leak was being observed....

You need to clarify....

 

it ran fine. then it started to "pour" fuel out all over the ground.. and when it was doing this, we didn't take the carb cover off to check and see. my buddy did notice that it was wet around the back side of the carb after i killed it. on starting it the 2nd time, it was a grumpy idle, but came right back to normal... its been started three times now with nothing leaking, besides the water pump.. I will try to take some photos for you of the car and the area where it was said to be wet.. maybe a line busted or was just flooded??? Hell who knows anymore... i was gonna get my waterpump fixed today, but nooooooo, that little fuel problem grounded my car again... i will put it now, that my life sucks..

 

The "pouring" part is what's getting me, as if it were that serious, it wouldn't just stop and mend itself. How is the weather by you, is it freezing out? Maybe frozen fuel in fuel line (causing it to spew in a weak area under pressure, until it eventually thawed out)...?

It's hard to say now....

 

Its cold outside, not freezing.
bad news, Oil smells like gas now.
Firebird Down, Firebird Down..

 

How old was the oil? If oil gets old enough, it does start to smell like gas, or so I've found...

 

its old and black, and i do have a vaule gasket leak and a waterpump leak. So i am guessing that when the gas came out of the carb like it did, it went into the oil... I drove it around tonight with out anyproblems, didn't even over heat. Also the car sat for over a week. so maybe that is what caused it?