[net.auto] Oil smells like gas

mff@wuphys.UUCP (THE UNNAMED) (02/05/85)

I have a '68 Volkswagon Fastback with Bosch feul injection and about 130,000
miles on it. Lately, the oil has been reeking of gasoline. Does anyone have
any ideas? I can think of three possibilites:

	1) The injectors could be shot. After I shut off the engine, they could
	   be squrting raw gas into the cylinders, which then leaks into the 
	   crankcase.

	2) It's been cold lately and the car runs like crap for the first 5
	   minutes after I start it when the engine's cold. Perhaps the gas
	   isn't atomizing completely before it's sucked into the cylinder.

	3) Shot rings. I don't think this is it becuse the engine is fairly
	   well.

Thanks for any help.




						Mark F. Flynn
						Washington University
						St. Louis, MO  63130
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