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Why does the radiator reservoir on your 1998 Pontiac Sunfire smell like gas and emit fumes?
There are only two ways gasoline fumes can get into a radiator. One is, someone poured gasoline into the radiator. I doubt that happened. The other is probably the real answer, and it is that you have a blown head gasket, or cracked head. The cylinder head has coolant and oil ports running through it, along with intake and exaust ports. It is also where the combustion of fuel takes place when the piston reaches the top of it's compression stroke. The job of the head gasket is to keep all this stuff separated. If the gasket breaches, stuff gets mixed up. Coolant can end up in the oil, exaust gases can end up in the coolant, and even fuel vapors can end up in the coolant and get transfered to the radiator resevoir. the fact that you have a fuel smell in the coolant tank is a dead giveaway. Unless somebody really did pour gas in there, but that's very unlikely. http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?UseCase=S001&UserAction=viewSimpleDiagInfo&Parameters=info more than likely u have a cracked head on engine, crack is most likely to be found in the valve guide allowing fuel to enter coolant
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You need to be FAR more specific if you want an answer. Resevoir tank on what?
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What is the source of fumes?
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