1999 Subaru Forester Strong smell of gas

1999 SUBARU FORESTER
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SRAHM1112
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Smells problem
1999 Subaru Forester All Wheel Drive Automatic 140000 miles

I ran my car to run a quick errand today. It was VERY cold outside and I blasted the heater to warm it up (the car was parked outside for almost 10 hours prior to this). After I returned, I parked in the garage and noticed a very strong gas smell. Seemed to be coming from under the hood. My garage now smells like gasoline. Any idea what's wrong?
Dec 7, 2009 at 9:10 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there, i would be carefully looking for a fuel leak around the injectors and fuel lines, vent the garage first and have no naked flames near by, if in doubt get it towed to a mechanic as this will be to dangerous to drive like this.

mark (mhpautos)
Dec 8, 2009 at 12:05 AM
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