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• Re: 72 Bus project -- lotsa questions
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 22 Jun 1995 15:18:02 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Make sure your oil breather box is not spewing oily smelling air into the engine compartment. That air will go straight into the heating...
• Smelly dirty vanagons ..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:46:22 -0400
  ...ive passed up many vanagons that looked and smelled like mobile dog kennels... transporting animals is fine, its just some people never clean anything...
• Re: gas smell solution progress
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 25 Sep 2016 22:00:39 +0000
  ...I replaced the four small hoses from the evaporation tanks in the wheel wells and no more gas smell. Of course also fixed the...
• Re: Manual trans -- note to self:
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:46:50 -0500
  ...Do you use the >foul-smelling, black-stain-causing mineral stuff, or the >translucent, slightly sweet smelling synthetic stuff? I didn't get a...
• Re: What's that? - a single woman's view/Plus a single man's
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:12:40 -0400
  ...The circumstances were such that a dead animal was a plausible explanation for the smell, and it took me way too long to realize...
• rear heater
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 07:49:08 -0700
  Will removing and replacing the rear heater with a new one eliminate the maple syrup smell?
• Re: Bubble, bubble, bubble, gas issue
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 21 Apr 2023 23:45:27 -0400
  ...I’m keeping track of Seeing if return of gas smell or bubbles after a trip Increase in engine hesitation. Small oil drip in...
• Re: Smelly rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 Oct 2019 19:44:48 -0700
  ...Very low cost on the replacement part, and a couple of vice grip clamps. >> I had a smelly rear heater since 1990, never got...
• Re: Smell from heater (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 17:02:01 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Smell from heater If the heater smell like waffles, you have a leaky heater core. I was told that they cannot be repaired, and...
• Leaky rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 15 May 2020 14:34:59 -0000
  Hi everyone.  I had my rear heater replace a few weeks ago after noticing the smell of coolant.  Didn't notice any leaks, until...
• Water tank pump shot
  Historical mailing list - Homer Christensen
  Tue, 24 Jan 1995 20:36:45 -0800 (PST)
  ...So we opened up the tank and boy did it smell! The pump, it turned out, had burned a hole in itself. It is...
• Oops! Almost blew a wiper motor.
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 08:08:09 -0400
  ...A few minutes after driving, I had the unmistakable smell of electrical stuff burning. I pulled over and (fortunately I don't have the...
• Re: No Coolant in Small Tank Behind License Plate
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:23:05 -0400
  ...Or there may be a leak somewhere, causing the smell, and that left it low so it sucked all the coolant out of the...
• Re: Fw: Subaru EJ20 Turbo Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:00:26 -0700
  ...smell it > > they can have a diesel generator for a film shoot running in town by apartments with no complaints about the diesel smell...
• Re: propane leaking on 82 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:51:51 -0700
  ...So now, it smells like there is a leak outside the van. No smells > inside, thank goodness, but I guess it must be leaking...
• Re: propane leaking on 82 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:03:04 -0500
  ...So now, it smells like there is a leak outside the van. No smells > inside, thank goodness, but I guess it must be leaking...
• Re: anti-tailgater
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:58:37 -0800
  ...I felt also a realy nose eating smell. What was >> that? I found that some "ingenious" drivers >> > > I'd guess some sulfur compound. Or...
• Re: WTB: Rear Wiper Motor
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:31:15 +0100
  ...Anyone know how to get rid >of that burnt bakelite smell? It has been 2 weeks and it still smells >inside, even with the...
• Burning oil smell in heating tubes
  Historical mailing list - Steve Selin
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 18:39:27 -0400
  ...not want to break the heat exchangers, but the burning > oil smell coming with the hot air into the passenger compartment is making > my...
• Re: I smell a big scam brewing...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 21:22:48 -0500
  ...I smell a big scam brewing... | Well, the dead giveaway is his name - Diok Jimmy ? Sounds Nigerian to me.. | | Robert | | 1982 Westfalia
• darkening coolant... oil...
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:31:24 -0400
  ...Oil does not look milky or smell strange. Can anyone offer up ideas besides a cracked head for this? john
• Re: Stan ?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 17:54:08 -0700
  Stan, thats all won word. Deadbeat. o;) Nope you smelling checker didn't catch that won either.
• Re: Possible funky smell solution.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:25:09 -0400
  just use WATER ONLY when pressure washing the heaterboxes insides at a carwash. mike
• Re: Rodent smell
  Historical mailing list - Brian Walch
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 16:49:01 -0800
  ...Rodent smell You have a real problem here. Mice urine is the worst. I had this problem with an oven in a rental!! We...
• Re: Gasoline small especially after filling up
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 21:31:26 -0600
  ...If the smell isn't there with it only partly full, it should be the hoses or gaskets on top. I think you can...
• Re: Why does my 1.9 run richer in the winter?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Sat, 17 Oct 2015 15:36:15 -0400
  ...11:38 Michael McSwain <michaelmcswain@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > It ran great all summer, idled perfect, no gas smell in the exhaust. Now it...
• Rotten eggs!
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 19:10:04 -0000
  ...Has anyone ever come across this sort of smell? Should I look for a stink bomb or a dead animal or something? Lionel Tun...
• Gas smell from front...
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:48:06 -0400
  I have started to notice a gas smell up front (nowhere near rear, and thankfully just re-did fuel lines back there in Feb...
• Re: ' 81 Wetsy FS
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 05:42:23 +0000
  ...of sour milk & that smell old cut flower water is like. - Sure hope this ' 81 doesn't leak OR smell!!! - Anna QS Portland OR...
• Re: Fuel tank cross over tube
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 23:15:18 -0600
  Kenneth Wilford wrote: >Most of the time if you have a fuel smell after you fill up with gas, or >if you have a...
• Re: Continued "anti-freeze" smell from rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:53:06 -0400
  ...The insulation around it may be retaining some of the smelly liquid, also. It will go away eventually, if the leak is stopped, but...
• Re: Broke down in Omaha
  Historical mailing list - Kragen Sitaker
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 14:52:17 -0400
  ...Is ignition timing advanced too much? Well, the exhaust smells like unburned hydrocarbons, and I imagine it wouldn't smell like that if it...
• Re: Coolant hoses fun
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 29 Jun 2024 11:09:33 -0600
  ...I’m not a fan of the hot coolant smell. > > Most recent find is that I have many VC silicone hoses but have the...
• Re: Vanagon Cover?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 16 Aug 2017 08:54:13 -0700
  I use peppermint oil on a few cotton patches.. mice don't like the smell of mint
• Re: Credit Union Members - on the road
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 6 Nov 2004 12:09:21 -0500
  These two posts smell a lot of spam, and very little of Vanagon.
• Re: Gas smell in Oil months after using Magical Mystery oil Please help.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 May 2003 18:03:27 -0400
  ...What size tires are you using and have the gears been changed to accommodate them? Is it really a raw gas smell or just...
• RE: Analog Mouse
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 09:12:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Poof-- never saw/heard/smelled another mouse. OTOH, we lost the opportunity to double the power of the engine with a mouse treadmill... (sigh...
• Re: Engine running rich
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 23:17:29 -0400
  ...Rich smell can be caused by an ignition miss-fire or a bad valve condition. Do a leak down-compression test and a tune...
• Re: removing smoke smell-- need help pls
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 11:53:37 -0500
  ...It is almost impossible to get all the smell out --- even when an insurance company is giving you a pretty much open ticket to...
• Re: Coolant hoses fun
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 29 Jun 2024 11:10:56 -0600
  ...I’m not a fan of the hot coolant smell. > > Most recent find is that I have many VC silicone hoses but have the...
• Re: cooking in the van....
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 09:42:22 -0500
  Why not pick up a cheap propane or white gas stove and do your smelly cooking outside? -Karl > i'm going to be spending...
• Re: rear heater smells like syrup
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 21:01:07 -0600
  ...rear heater smells like syrup > My site is partially up, there is a section on the rear heater core. > Here it is: > > http://www3...
• rear heater
  Historical mailing list - sanford schulwolf
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 21:45:45 -0800
  ...Now every time I use the heater, I smell the all to familiar sweet smell. I've left the heater on full blast for...
• Re: Smell gas...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:37:25 -0400
  ...I can smell gas when I come towards the van, > especially near the sliding door. I've been from one end to the other...
• Re: Smelly rear heater
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Oct 2019 00:19:36 -0400
  Look harder? Fluorescent dye in the coolant might help. With a UV light if necessary. Yrs, d
• Anyone out there?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Aug 94 18:49:17 PDT
  What's broken? I haven't received anything from this list all day. Do I smell? Danny D
• funky exhaust odors
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 21:32:28 -0800
  Any ideas as to why exhaust can smell like rotten eggs (hydrogen sulfide), esp. what causes it? Austin
• Re: Fluid Filming the underbody of van
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:13:22 -0700
  ...Heat makes smell stronger. Stuff sticks good. "Ug". Me use good English. Am considering getting a bucket of FF and "painting" it to panel...
• rear heater smell
  Historical mailing list - V I Urban
  Wed, 30 Dec 1998 12:47:30 -0600
  ...Whenever it's turned on it gives off a smell of antifreeze. It still belches out heat but the smell is very noticeable. I...
• Re: Gas Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 12:04:36 -0700
  ...It smells a little like a > plastic bag melting on a hot surface. It is very faint. Sound familiar? If ti's never been...
• Re: INFO: Griddle for westy, great for bfst lnch and dinner!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 30 May 2003 13:46:13 -0400
  ...As for that Westfalia smell, i first came to love it in my Dad's 79. My 73 VW Safari camper had a slightly...
• Re: Gas smell from front...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 09:06:36 -0600
  ...The rubber underneath the covering can become as porous as a cloth and you will smell the vapors very clearly. The problem is to...
• Dream tool
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 22 May 2023 20:07:11 -0400
  ...I’m wining because I smell a slight gas smell around the 85 but can’t find the source. No drips or anything that...
• Re: peanut butter storage in Campers
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Fri, 7 Jul 1995 18:40:23 -0400 (EDT)
  ...If it looks fine, see if it smells weird. If it smells fine, try just a little bit. Rotten peanuts can produce a deadly...
• Re: Bears, Food & Westies
  Historical mailing list - Mike Walker
  Wed, 22 Sep 1999 11:01:45 -0400
  ...Black bear poo contains berries and smells like fish.) (Grizzly bear poo contains small bells and smells like pepper.) [Sorry, I couldn't resist...
• Dreaded Orange Drips on Driveway..............
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 17:56:57 EST
  Can't say I didn't know it was coming, awhile back I started to smell that smell. First I check the hoses and...
• more propane questions
  Historical mailing list - Gordy Jones
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 11:50:37 -0700
  ...When you turn the knob underneath the van, should there be a slight hissing or not? the smell of the propane is pretty apparent...
• Re: Stinky Van... think its the fuel tank venting
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 14:21:33 -0700
  ...jimt On 12/13/04 10:45 PM, "Brian T." <nobleman36@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Hi All, > > I have a smelly/stinky van all the...
• Still Smell Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jim Meade
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 05:56:34 -0500 (CDT)
  ...However, I can still (as in before the overheating) smell coolant in the passenger compartment. I do not think it comes from the rear...
• Re: Faint coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Tue, 8 Sep 2015 14:32:42 -0400
  ...They can > weep enough to smell, but not see until they blow. You need to slide out > the core. Just remove the screws holding...