Q: Is it safe to drive truck to mechanic? The fuel line is leaking gas 1996 Chevrolet S10

asked by on March 05, 2017

Put gas today, smelled strong order of gas drove home, went through almost a quarter gas, in about 5 miles then i stopped and it was leaking alot of gas from the bottom of the engine. Is it safe to drive it to the mechanics? The drive is only 6 minutes away.

My car has 2000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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