Raw Gas smell coming from passenger vent

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12-10-2013, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by M. Requin

This advice is all for real. Tow it in to be fixed. If you have read all those threads you found you should by now understand just how important this is, and the risk you take if you don't listen to this advice.

To the OP:

Read the above. Then read it again.

You are leaking raw gasoline a couple of inches from your ignition wires and a few inches above your exhaust manifolds.

If your spark plug wires or boots are old (as in haven't been replaced recently) they may arc.

Once the car has been run more than a few minutes, the exhaust manifolds will get hot. Hot enough to ignite the leaking gas that is dripping down past them.

Gas leaks in the engine compartment are very dangerous. Not just to your car.

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12-10-2013, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by AO

Awww.. c'mon. Live dangerously. Start it up!

Actually, wait a minute... get your phone camera rolling in video mode first.

Now start it up. Let's see exactly how the flame propagates. It'll be fun... 'cause its science!

You are a bery bery bad man Mr Andrew!

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