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Originally Posted by mitiempo
I would check the fuel lines, filter connections, tank connections, etc. The only links to the air should be exhaust and fuel tank vent, the rest is a closed system. A diesel should not smell in my opinion and I can put my nose on my Yanmar without a whiff of diesel. Now if you spill diesel and it's absorbed by the woodwork there will be a smell until it's cleaned.
Brian
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Wouldn't the air filter be an open "link" to fuel and air? All my hoses and connections seem fine. Everything is dry. I could "smell the motor" and it it wouldn't smell of diesel. However, the mild odor seems to permeate everything on the boat. Some items absorb more than others. For example, the foam case for my laptop is really noticeable when I take it off the boat. The Gortex foulies I store on the boat always have the mild smell of diesel. Seems like I've noticed the same condition on every small boat with a diesel I've ever been on. I have to say, I have a pretty sensitive sense of smell, but don't others notice this on their boats?