Fuel pouring out of exhaust

Asked by Dusty Mar 06, 2016 at 08:07 PM about the 1998 Chevrolet S-10 LS Extended Cab RWD

Question type: General

I replaced the head gasket today and out it back
together and went to turn motor over and raw fuel
was pouring out of my #4 cylinder exhaust what
would cause this? Stuck injector?

4 Answers

221,375

Yes sure sounds like it. What size is the engine, the 4.3L?

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11,125

Uh the above answer is 100% untrue a "stuck injector would NOT cause fuel to pour out the exhaust. When you replaced the gasket did you vacuum seal the head?

It's 2.2 4 cyl I have never vacuumed sealed a head after install and never had this prob

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