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My 99 svt today while i was on the road began to stutter and smoke (white) from the exhaust, smelled like gasoline. Ran the car in my driveway and watched as unburnt fuel poured out the exhaust pipes while the car was running. Changed plugs, wires, and checked the coil pack , all pistons firing. Has anyone heard of anything like this?
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Its not fuel, its condensation/water. White smoke is water/coolant. Sounds like you may have a blown headgasket?
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I hope unburnt fuel isn't coming outta there! BANG comes to mind, be careful as hell until you know for sure and if it is fuel I'd hesitate to drive it.
Water mixed with all the crud inside those pipes and infused with exhaust gases can sure smell like gas.
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Well unless condensed water/coolant is flammable it definetly is gasoline. I had a drip pan under it and i poured some out a safe distance away and lit it....it burns. The way the car stutters it seems as if the car is flooding itself and cant burn it all so its leaving through the exhaust valves. The amount that comes out the exhaust is incredible and i dont know that driving it to the dealer is safe.
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Get that towed. DO NOT DRIVE IT!!!!! Man, that is some strange stuff going on with your car.  
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Maybe an injector stuck open...? Just guessing.
Look up the Haynes manual if there's an easy way to check it.
Apart from the obvious dangers stated above, this will also kill your catalytic converter very fast.
Do not drive it.
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i was thinking the same thing about the injector being stuck open but such a significant amount of fuel is being dumped that it would have to be like a whole rail is stuck open. Yea the cat will probably be as good as dead by the time this is over.
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Is the CEL on??? That situation has to be throwing some codes?
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the cel is on but im sure its just throwing some rich o2 codes. My buddy is going to stop over after work tonite and bring a scanner so ill take a look and post the results.
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So it is gas.... that sucks. How much must be in the cylinder for it to be pushed all the way to the tailpipe without evaporating? Keep us FYI'd and good luck 
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