Originally Posted By: kschachn
I wonder if the brand of gasoline would make a difference.
Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
It's no problem at all unless you breathe while inside the car. Just hold your breath and don't allow passengers. If you take a breath while inside the car with the engine running, look in the mirror. That "S" on your forehead is for STUPID. If your cheeks are rosy red, that's carbon monoxide poisoning and you're dead. If it hasn't happened yet, keep trying. A few more times should get it. Instead of fixing the car get an O2 bottle with a regulator, tubing, and a mask. You can wear it all the time your driving or play carbon monoxide roulette and only put it on when your cheeks start to turn red or you start to pass out, have vision problems or start hitting other cars. Set the O2 flow at about 6-10 liters per minute and let us know what happens if you can.
If in doubt check with bbhero. See if he agrees with my assessment.
Nope.
On a serious note, even the guy above with the Jeep should be aware that even a little carbon monoxide poisoning destroys brain cells in a way that makes the repair difficult and the effects don't go away quickly even when the source is completely removed.
Carbon monoxide hooks up in your blood much better than O2 and takes a while to unhook and therein lies the problem.