Strong Fuel smell inside....urgent help needed!!!

[Len]

I tried the twisting! Thats how I broke the hose connection on the pump!   

What I found in the end was that there are 3 prongs on the cradle and a rubber bung thing in each. If you push out these bungs you can then lift the pump! Its not easy as you have to get a finger in between the pump and the prong.

[gor131-x]

so even though the smell is coming from the front(thats where i THINK its coming from) it could be coming from the rear from the pump in the fuel tank?

[Len]

If its as bad as you say IN the car then has to be!
If it was in the engine bay you would only get it coming in from the air vent.

[AudiA8Quattro]

2 fuel clips and a large plastic nut? whats so hard about that?

What's easy about it? it's usually stuck solid.
You must have the magic touch 

[Len]

I used a big metal bar and a hammer to budge the big plastic nut! 

[gor131-x]

right guys,ive changed the oil,oil filter,fuel filter and spark plugs,.

i thought i'd change the thermostat,when i opened the hose,the pin was there but the rest of the thermostat was not to be seen! so i fitted a new thermostat and literally an hour or so after changing it,the car started overheating. its been a few days and now its too bad to drive,
 a few questions:

1. can the thermostat only go in one way? ive put the pin of the thermostat into the flange connected to the radiator hose

2. without sounding stupid,is the thermostat faulty? even though the car didnt have one before!

3. when i open the header tank,all the water expels out of that,and there are big bubbles,does that mean head gasket gone?

4.the possible options ive read up on are water pump failure,radiator blocked,thermostat or headgasket.any other possibilities?

im checking the thermostat now with the boiling water test in a pan to see if thats faulty or not,will keep you posted!

thanks

[rubjonny]

have a read thru this:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=106380.0

afaik the stat will only fit in 1 way?

[gor131-x]

right ill have alook at all that,tahnks for the link!

oh and i took out the thermostat and connected teh hose up with no thermostat,the car temperature needle is always at 0 but its not overheating or anything,so eithe a faulty thermostat or the radiator is blocked

also when i opened the radiator hos where the thermostat is,the half the thermostat was in the engine block and the other half was in the flange!

[gor131-x]

head gasket was gone

ive put a new engine in,my car is a 97 model and the engine is out of a 95 model,the gearbox is the original from the car,ive used the clutch from the 95 model,everything put back together and theres still a few niggles:

when i dab the throttle, the car feels like it misses a beat before revving up and it revs down slowly,im guessing the garage guy hasnt put a new gasket when he transferred the throttle body over from the old engine,if not then what could it be?

also,when i start the car,it sounds really rough and the whole car shakes,i had a new timing belt kit and water pump put in,could it be the garage guy has knocked the timing out?

oh and i still have the problem with the fuel,i can smell raw unburnt fuel,is it the fuel pump? lambda probe?

and is it safe me driving the car in this state until these things are sorted,especially if the timing has been knocked out?


so close yet so far from perfect!

[shepgti]

why did you change the whole engine if nlythe gasket was gone?