"Michael Pardee" <null@null.org> wrote in message
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> "Dillon Pyron" <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
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>> 08 Fit. We left it sitting in the dirveway for a while, and I pulled
>> it in in the evening. The engine probably ran for 45 seconds, max.
>> When I got out, there was the strong smell of unburned gasoline. Was
>> this just a startup artifact, or maybe a cold run (the funky little
>> blue thermometer was still on)?
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>> - dillon I am not invalid
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> Could be either the rich mixture typical of startup or it could be a fuel
> leak under the hood when cold. Those fuel leaks can be devilishly hard to
> see, but if you get a repeat of the gasoline smell it is worth sticking
> your head under the hood to see if the smell is stronger there or if it
> may just be from the tailpipe. I had an engine fire from a leaky injecotr
> once, so I take those smells rather seriously now.
>
> Mike
Is it a stale egg smile?

possibly the ct/short journey effect nd poor qulity petrol