fuel smell

[suburbanjosh]

1988 chevy suburban 4wd 250 5.7L
It just started at the begining of this week, whenever i accelerate from a dead start i get a good strong wiff of gasoline. I was told it could be the evaporator canister or a fuel line leak. I checked the fuel line which was pointless since i figure if i had a gas leak i would notice it on the fuel gauge. Any ideas.

[Scrapper]

is it missing?? bcause if you have a leak in gas line it should be sucking air making it miss....

[suburbanjosh]

no i dont think that it missfireing but im not really sure what that would sound like. now it doesnt really have as good of acceleration as it did though i that may be it misfiring but other than that im not sure. But would that make it smell like gas?

[suburbanjosh]

also wouldnt i notice the fuel gauge going down faster than normal

[Scrapper]

you may not think it's using gas but hole could be a small one..and if you say it don't have as much get up and go you have a leak somewhere..good luck.

[suburbanjosh]

i called pep boys and they said they have a fuel diagnostics test for like 60 bucks that tests the entire fuel system is that probably a good idea