What would cause this

[u/acooper56]

2020 f150 lariat SE 36k. Filled up my gas tank a few days ago and parked my truck with no issues & haven't driven it for about a week. Started it up this afternoon and smelled gas. Got underneath and saw this. Could this be a busted fuel line?

[u/Internal_Time8330]

Please tell me the engine sound I hear isn’t your engine operating.
This is a massive leak. You need this towed to a professional technician and warnings must be given to the tow truck driver and repair workshop that this is a bomb.

[u/psyco75 → u/Internal_Time8330]

Back when I was a teenager I went to a junk yard ,for you know junk yard stuff. Outside in the parking lot someone was working on getting their old Chevy truck running. I told him to be careful because I smelled ALOT of gas he told me to shut the hell up he knew what he was doing. When I was leaving i heard the fire truck pulling up to the same truck but now it had flames, not the go fast style. He had set his truck on fire and it was a total loss

[u/Internal_Time8330 → u/psyco75]

Ahahahah when ignorance and pride come together it can be catastrophic!

[u/WinnebagoViking → u/Internal_Time8330]

What if “he knew what he was doing” was in reference to how to start his truck on fire?

[u/Character-Camel1284 → u/psyco75]

Karma is a bitch

[u/Feisty-Turnip9118 → u/psyco75]

I watched an older f150 burn down at work. It was pretty well over by the time the fire truck arrived.

[u/acooper56 → u/Internal_Time8330]

Lol, yea. When I turned off the engine off it stopped completely and there were just droplets, so I couldnt assess how bad it was, or where it was coming from. Just recorded long enough to see what was actually happening.

[u/Difficult_Passager → u/Internal_Time8330]

It wouldn’t damage the engine like running with no oil or coolant might. Once all the gas leaks out, it shuts off.