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Old Dec 19, 2013 | 04:54 PM
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Took my 72 to work for the first time since buying her two years ago and I got an exhaust or something similar smell all over me and filling up the garage.

I don't remember smelling that way when I got to work, but on the drive home my eyes were burning and I was filling sick. By time I got and put her in the garage I was almost dizzy, upset stomach, I was getting a headache and my eyes were burning. Not to mention I smelled like it.

Would that be and exhaust leak? I did replace the mufflers recently. My stock set were caving in from corrosion so I replaced them with magnaflows from corvette central. I read other threads on how that could be a fuel mixture issue as well. Any ideas? How should I check this out.
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Old Dec 19, 2013 | 07:19 PM
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If it's burning your eyes and making you feel sick, I'd say that it's running too rich. Did it idle OK or did it want to stall? First guess would be a stuck float.
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Or malfunctioning choke.
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Old Dec 19, 2013 | 09:53 PM
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check for any leaks at the exhaust manifolds ,where pipes meet the manifolds .
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