strong diesel odor in cab...

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  1. Allan Decker

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    05 peterbilt 379 c15 acert any ideas?
     
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  3. Superhauler

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    if you have a fuel pressure gauge in dash, check and see if line is leaking!
     
  4. windsmith

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    It's the fuel you spilled on your boots the last time you fueled. :)
     
  5. 379exhd

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    I find that too be offensive...as it took me an hour to figure out thats why my cab smelled like diesel one morning. Lol
     
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  6. Allan Decker

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    Thanks for the advice, took dash down and sure enough the line going to pressure gauge is wet with diesel along with pretty much everything else...is this a tough job to repair. The gauge has never worked in 3 yrs. Is there a power source that can be disconnected to stop flow to the gauge itself? So I can stop gauge from leaking for the moment? Thanks for answers
     
  7. Heavyd

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    Mechanical gauge with a line straight to the engine. You would have to remove the line and plug it at the engine. Not sure exactly where Pete plumbs this, I am sure others here know precisely where it runs.
     
  8. GrapeApe

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    Bad design by Pete. Since it hasn't worked and you haven't missed it, I'd just plug the port on the engine. It should be on the filter housing, look for a hose going to the cab. If you really want a mechanical gauge, a few aftermarket gauge companies make isolators. A simple device with a diaphragm to allow a pressure reading without allowing fuel in the cab.
     
  9. Superhauler

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    make sure you get the correct plug, it will have an o-ring on it to seal up when you tighten it down.
     
  10. Allan Decker

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    thanks for the info guys, where would i be able to get this plug? and also, the diesel beind the dash on the wires and what not, would it be a bad idea to spray some degreaser back down in there to knock down the smell?
     
  11. Superhauler

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    cat shop or any parts store or truck dealership would have it. no easy way except to wipe what you can with a rag. if it soaked into carpet - new carpet and foam mat underneath the carpet.
     
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