Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 12+: 60 results shown for Smell.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: Boston Bob Big Valve Update? Not really... (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 16 Feb 2005 22:32:25 -0500
  Actually, the exhaust does smell pretty rich. However, sometimes it's hard to tell where the gas smell is coming from because the fuel...
• Re: INFO: Griddle Frydaye
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Fri, 30 May 2003 09:42:36 -0700
  Cooking smells in the Westy? Since one cooks there so infrequently, I suspect the real question is how to keep those horrible cooking smells...
• Re: brake question
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:39:37 -0700
  brake fluid is very much the same as perfume, an ester stop and smell the roses http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_fluid gary
• Re: The Misadventures of Vanagon Stan. Long, Long
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 11:19:18 EDT
  Stan, Excellent review! I could smell and taste the hot oil. Experience is such an inexpensive school. Frank Grunthaner
• Re: INFO: Griddle for westy, great for bfst lnch and dinner!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 30 May 2003 14:05:31 -0700
  ...I haven't found having a stove in my Westy has done much to change the smell of the interior. Of course, it's...
• Re: 91 Westy rear heater core smell - no leak!
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 21:00:55 -0800
  ...91 Westy rear heater core smell - no leak! >Very strong sickly sweet odor of hot coolant. I examined the heater box >unit, and open...
• Re: Rough Idle on cold start, Oil Smells like Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 18:08:11 -0600
  ...For what ever reason I decided to smell the oil. It > > smelled like raw fuel. Didn't seem runny or anything like that, but...
• Re: Low MPG & Carbon Monoxide Smell
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Thu, 7 May 1998 22:39:33 -0700
  ...Low MPG & Carbon Monoxide Smell >In a message dated 98-05-07 23:35:38 EDT, ghamburg@VOM.COM writes: > ><< > My 84 westy is...
• Re: Dying when warm and smells funky
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:27:09 -0700
  ...If not, theoretically they should be able to smell like a summer garden. Alternatively, if this problem beats me, does anyone know of a...
• Re: Faint coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 8 Sep 2015 18:14:28 -0300
  ...I'd be hard pressed to guess if the smell is stronger in the rear or front of the cabin. The rear heater valve...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 09:27:29 -0800
  My wife and I had smelled a hot electrical smell in the van and I never could figure out where it came from. It...
• Re: Fwd: Re: gas odor in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:16:52 -0800
  Can you get fumes/smell from a compromised charcoal canister without getting actual seepage? -- Cya, Robert '87 & '86 Auto GLs
• Pooh's on the mend
  Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 12:07:16 -0000
  ...There was a small trail of petrol, not enough to drip but more than enough to smell. I hope that this smell will not...
• Re: Dying when warm and smells funky
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:26:44 -0700
  The funky "old engine" smell is atypical of these aircooled engines. Smells almost like hot engine steam doesn't it? But that's what...
• Porta-Potti Help, Suggestions (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Barry Nichols
  Tue, 03 Sep 96 14:42:35 EDT
  ...We never smelled sewage but did smell the treatment (esp in city driving or when the van was left in the sun with windows...
• Westy sink face removal
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 27 May 2011 08:55:38 -0600
  ...I want to remove that panel because I smell propane there. The stove burners work fine, but when (at least) one is one, there...
• Re: burning smell under dash
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 18:39:17 -0400
  ...Terrible >smell. No other symptoms. > >Any ideas on what could have caused this alarming turn of events? I am off >on a long trip...
• Re: 84 GL Heater question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 00:02:11 -0700
  Scott Desanti wrote: > > seems to work best when positioned fart left (function unknown). Scott, Now I know why my heater smells so bad! Larry
• Re: halloween topic
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 07:04:05 -0700
  Entity Karl Ploessl spoke thus: > Cadaverine also occurs in cheese Would that be the chese that tastes better than in smells? Rachel http://www...
• Re: 85' low idle, loss of power/compression, surging-UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 13:44:29 -0800
  Oh I forgot to add that I noticed a more "exausty" smell eminating when I'm not moving....... Tracy
• Re: Faint coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 8 Sep 2015 14:52:11 -1000
  ...They can >> weep enough to smell, but not see until they blow. You need to slide out >> the core. Just remove the screws holding...
• Re: Commuting in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 12:02:23 EST
  ...Does the oil smell like antifreeze? Does the tranny fluid look brown and smell burnt, etc. Also be sure that the car is cold...
• Fog lights quit/electrical smell
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 00:50:38 -0700
  ...Got that nice smell of fried electrical emanating from the dash. The switch appears fine, when I switch it on and off I hear...
• gas leak from filler
  Historical mailing list - john silverman
  Sat, 21 Aug 1999 09:30:33 -0600
  Last 2 time I filled up Vyk ('90 Syncro Westy), after driving for a while I noticed a gassy smell by the right rear...
• Re: (F)/ I'll Have My Rodent Well-Done
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:10:04 +0200
  ...New Toy / I'll Have My Rodent Well-Done > Anything protein being roasted usually smells good -- I have had moths > roasting on the halogen...
• Re: Film of oil all over back hatch
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 16:51:12 -0600
  ...the drip and smell the fluid? > Anti-freeze > smells sweet, transmission and differential oil has a sort of spicy smell, > etc. It seems to...
• Re: camping amidst bears, safety question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:22:52 -0800
  ...Now I realize it tends to leave trace smells of bacon etc. That being more the "evil" IMO. Yes. Bacon is great. :) Try as...
• Re: more propane questions
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 13:36:04 -0600
  ...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: Cold weather camping, heating, etc.
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 21:16:19 -0800
  Shame Rachel! That's in bad taste [or smell, as it were] > From: Gnarlodious <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET> > Reply-To: Gnarlodious <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET> > Date...
• Re: 1990 Vanagon Fuel injection problem
  Historical mailing list - Ry L Blaisdell
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 16:22:27 -0500
  ...and then pulling off the vacuum hose and smelling it....not wet and did not smell like gas....so I think it is ok...
• Re: How hard can YOU push a Westy? fish bowl
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 23:50:35 -0400
  ...What's up with the olive oil thing? You'd smell like a Meditteranean salad after a while. You'd still be dirty just...
• Re: Where is Al Knoll?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 18:22:53 -0800
  ...I smell a libel suit, if Al Knolls knows a hungry lawyer... >
• I smell gas!
  Historical mailing list - Tony
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 08:39:23 -0600
  ...Now, ever since then (2 days) I smell gas when I shut it down and get out. First, how do I fix the overflow...
• Re: Fuel leaks/smell
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 07:30:44 -0000
  ...Fuel leaks/smell > Since purchase last Sept, we have had a gasoline smell problem after fill up, > especially when filling the tank all the...
• Re: Odor removal (A refreshing topic)....
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 17:47:18 -0400
  ...I have Febrezzed,shampooed, everything, and on a hot day I still smell it. One of these days i am going to swap out...
• Re: fridge smells hot
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 15 Oct 1996 14:52:24 -0700 (PDT)
  ...However, a few minutes later a very acrid > burning smell was emitted. Could see no smoke so I watched carefully for a > couple of...
• Re: Gas smell in Oil months after using Magical Mystery oil Please help.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 11 May 2003 15:46:37 -0700
  ...Gas smell in Oil months after using Magical Mystery oil Please help. > Last December I decided to treat my oil and gas with > MMO...
• Inspect those fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 09:41:37 -0500
  ...I went in the house and it was only then that I noticed the smell of gas. Not sure why I didn't smell...
• How's your hearing?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 09:57:33 -0800
  ...My farts never smell and are always silent. As a matter of fact, I've farted at least 20 times since I've been...
• Re: Smelling coolant suspect rear heater
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 16:58:13 -0500
  that thumb screw you refer to should be tight. It was made to be opened to assist with bleeding the coolant system. Can be...
• Re: A coolant question
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 09:43:59 -0500
  ...Any evident wet spots under the engine? Smell anything weird inside the van? ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
• Any trailer hitches that fit aircooled Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:57:21 -0700
  Looking to tow my old 66 Bug with it. Thanks. Mike --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.
• Re: Odd engine smell?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:04:19 -0500
  john, Look at your catalytic converter at night. If it is glowing a cherry red, you might have found the problem. Ken Lewis http...
• Re: Refrigerator removal and Haynes/Bentley manuals
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:10:17 -0800
  ...But if all this work is to solve the smell of gas, first try filling the propane tank. When the tank is very near...
• Re: Automatic Transmission Fluid Contamination.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 9 Dec 2014 18:29:22 -0800
  ...But then I guess for someone buying of a used Vanagon with automatic, if there were any doubts a smell test might shed some...
• Re: How to Locate Propane Leak
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 25 May 2001 13:46:40 -0700
  ...But I was smelling propane in the garage. > Finally found the leak in the regulator after crawling under the van. A > tiny crack or...
• Re: Leaky rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 15 May 2020 10:49:54 -0400
  ...First one I smelled it and replacing the heater core fixed it. On my current 85 I replaced the core after fining some coolant...
• Re: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:35:53 -0600
  If it looks like a fuel leak, feels like a fuel leak, and SMELLS like a fuel leak, then I'd say its a...
• Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 11:32:27 -0400
  ...burning smell - brakes or tire? I took my van out yesterday, the poor thing had been sitting for almost a month. After about a...
• Fw: Low MPG & Carbon Monoxide Smell
  Historical mailing list - The Martins
  Fri, 8 May 1998 06:18:06 -0500
  ...Low MPG & Carbon Monoxide Smell > Date: Friday, May 08, 1998 6:13 AM > > I changed my O2 sensor, coolant temp sensor, all vaccumm lines...
• Re: Gas Smell
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:50:51 -0700
  ...No leaks found, but definitely not all in my mind. �Only > smell it right after I turn it off. �Seemed it was stronger from...
• Re: Cleaning Moly grease from clothing
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 21:15:31 -0400
  ...I've had occasional success rubbing "Goop" hand cleaner (the oily, smelly stuff, not the stuff that smells like oranges) into the stains as...
• Re: NDN: Re: Gas smell (Wallaced!)..
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 28 Jul 2005 20:07:23 -0700
  ...Gas smell (Wallaced!).. --- Mailer-Daemon@middlemaine.org wrote: > Sorry. Your message could not be delivered to: > > John Wallace MVM (Mailbox or Conference is > full...
• Re: funky exhaust odors
  Historical mailing list - John Brown
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 10:34:14 -0800
  I don't know for sure but I have heard that the rotten egg/hydrogen sulfide smell is caused by a bad catalytic converter...
• Re: i smell a rat!! :<) Re: so nobody got it?? subliminal pic inowners manual...
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 19:51:50 -0700
  I will be happy to email the pic of the illustration in review. Just let me know. . . . Rennie
• Re: Dying when warm and smells funky
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:11:45 -0400
  ...Dying when warm and smells funky > I've heard this before, but in this case the boxes are dry, and since they > are sealed...
• Re: 91 Westy rear heater core smell - no leak!
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 13:34:21 -0700
  ...We enjoyed the sweet maple syrup smell in our 91 for 3.5 years. Actually thought someone had spilled syrup near the heater. Over...
• Re: front wheel hot to the touch? caliper dragging?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 30 Jul 2005 11:10:33 -0700
  ...front wheel hot to the touch? caliper dragging? > so after driving my vanagon for a little bit today, i smelled this "burnt > rubber" smell...
• Re: Ethanol
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 7 Nov 94 14:56:19 PST
  ...The article said that ethanol smells sweet and MTBE smells like formaldehyde. I think all gasoline smells like sh*t, so I haven't...
• Re: Faint coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Sep 2015 09:47:03 -0400
  ...For the smells carefully check the heater cores. If you don't remember when they were done it may be time. The front core...