2007-04-03 17:56:43 · 11 answers · asked by David 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Smell it. Gas has a distinct smell and water has none. gas has asheen on the surface and water has none.Gas on a muffler would be very dangerous..when hot wow! BOOM!
2007-04-11 11:24:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smell it. Water doesn't smell like anything. Gas smells like, well, gas. You would have some pretty serious problems if liquid gas was coming out of your muffler.
2007-04-03 17:59:49 · answer #2 · answered by Gemma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's cold out, and you just fired up your motor, chances are what you are seeing coming out of the muffler is condensation. Cold pipes, turning warm...produces water.
You really wouldn't get gasoline coming out of your muffler. And if you did, God knows how...........you would smell it.
2007-04-03 18:04:47 · answer #3 · answered by C J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
codensation is normal out of a muffler. there is actually a drain hole in the muffler. if it was gas you would have bigger issues such as fire. remember the cat gets to roughly 1000 degrees, easily enough to set fuel on fire.
2007-04-10 15:04:41 · answer #4 · answered by Craig V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is fact H2O (water) is a byproduct of combustion. Condensation? Not so much, just on first few minutes after startup, as exhaust pipes heat rapidly initial condensation expelled evaporated rapidly. Continuing /Ongoing after warm-up is water produced by engine
2007-04-10 19:22:46 · answer #5 · answered by DAVID W R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the engine is running correctly, it is almost impossible to get gas coming out of your exhaust. that is just condonsation, just like cupping your hands over your mouth, and blowing hot air... your hands become moist just like the exhaust on the car. there is no way to get gasoline out of a tailpipe, of a well running vehicle, the gas would have burned already, and if that was gas, than there would be flames shooting out of your tail pipe.
2007-04-03 19:50:02 · answer #6 · answered by donnie_rowley42 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
gas would be burned in your convertor before it ever got to your muffler....its condensation leaking.
2007-04-11 14:15:41 · answer #7 · answered by jerry h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you can collect it then just mix it with some gas. if it's water the gas should rise above, if it's gas ... you have a problem. probably ignition.
2007-04-03 18:02:21 · answer #8 · answered by ╠╬╣ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
GAS VERY-STRONG SMELL.,PLUS GAS IS NOT--CLEAR LOOK.ING--LIKE WATER IS.
2007-04-03 18:05:53 · answer #9 · answered by jackie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually condensation will come out of exhaust. if you think it's fuel, just smell it.
2007-04-10 17:12:46 · answer #10 · answered by racingirl14 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋