J Mac wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:12:Don't sniff too deeply though!
On that topic, I don't about water dripping, but now and then I get behind one of the landscaper/carpet installer vans/trucks likely "maintained" south of the "border" that you swear are dripping gasoline from the tailpipe. One wonders if their consumption is measured in gallons per mile. The odor is noxious. I'm not sure if it's caused by plugs never being changed or a carb/injectors out of whack. The state government has the nerve to make us get emission checks on our 3 year-old vehicles while somehow giving those guys a pass.
I said, "sniff" not "huff"
Know what you mean about emissions checks. They don't even make sense. Just a way to tax us. After all, new cars are built to EPA standards or better, so what's with the testing? If the darn thing has an emission problem you're gonna have a check engine light anyway. In the mean time, the older cars are exempt, simply because they can't be retrofitted, and they will eventually die off to "vintage antique" status anyway. Sheesh.
...back to the topic, you can smell gas and oil if you just "sniff" the exhaust.
Warning: Don't put your mouth on the tailpipe!
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