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Old 06-22-2010, 12:38 AM
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ok everyone i am a noob to these but i love mine heres the problem was driving home started to loose power slowed down and looked in my mirrors seen smoke "white smoke" from tail pipe went to pull over and it died had a real strong gas odor and when i walked to the back to look at the tip i noticed a little puddle on the ground that smelled like gas please help i want my baby back on the road

***edit*** but after sitting for about thirty minutes it will try and turn over but still reaks of gas

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Couple of things.
White smoke, as in a big *** cloud?
White smoke inditcates you leaking head/intake gasket or cracked block, one is repairable the other is terminal, as in you must replace the engine. The head/intake gasket can be replaced and everything will work great again, provided you didnt crack the block when the head/intake gasket blew. The white smoke is your radiator fluid turning into steam in the engine and exhausting as steam out your tailpipe.

Second, gas shouldnt be coming from your tail pipe, ever. Especially on the highway, your catalytic converter should be so hot that any gas in the exhaust system will burn in the cat, and damage your cat to the point you must replace it. That leads me to believe you have a gas leak. Finding that leak could be a challenge.

Are you going to fix this yourself? If so, post up and we can offer tips and tricks to make it easier.
 
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ok went over today to work on it starter is out and the sensor on intake tube had popped out of its bung could this be causing my flooding issue
 
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