# Pouring gas in the carburetor **URL:** \ **Category:** The Show\ **Created:** [February 14, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pouring-gas-in-the-carburetor/70935 "2012-02-14T05:29:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bdmsb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@bdmsb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bdmsb)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pouring-gas-in-the-carburetor/70935/1 "2012-02-14T05:29:42Z")
Last week-end the guys spoke casually about goosing a carburetor with gas, but I think this should be approached with great caution. A 70 year old friend of mine was doing this from a small tin can and some kind of blow back covered him with burning gasoline. He barely survived weeks in the burn center and never fully recovered. It was a miserable end to a long life. If you’re going to suggest that people do this, you should caution them about the risks. Many people think of it as a perfectly safe procedure. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 6:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pouring-gas-in-the-carburetor/70935/2 "2012-02-14T06:29:34Z")
The Car Talk guys I think did indeed mention on that segment that it is not safe to pour gasoline at the same time a start is attempted. This issue is commented upon in another thread here too. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pouring-gas-in-the-carburetor/70935/3 "2012-02-14T18:42:25Z")
The approach is to pour a little gas in the carb and then try to start it. DON’T try to start at the same time you’re pouring gas in the carb.