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• Re: Mice
  Historical mailing list - william killian
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 13:13:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...couple of > > weeks! Rodents are terrified of even traces of ferret smell. > > > Get a cat, for crying out loud. They're even 50-state...
• Why do I smell gas?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 10:39:10 -0500
  ...When I crank it, I smell gas and if I "slowly press the accelerator" (as it says in the manual), I get a nice...
• Re: Don't Buy Gas In Lynchburg, VA! Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:39:18 -0600
  smell the gas, I've seen people put diesel in their cars on several occasions. It could also be a lot of water. John...
• Re: diagnosing by smell - maybe brake problem?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:59:04 -0400
  Joy, Is one of the wheels much hotter than the others? If Matilda is a stick shift it could possibly be the clutch slipping...
• Re: clutch smell
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 23:17:10 -0500
  ...stop signs on very steep hills, I started to detect "clutch smell". Are you using the 'handbrake method' for doing hill starts? It's...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:33:50 -0700
  ...Anyway(s) keep an eye on things, watch for drips, smells, smoke, etc. I train all my clients to smell in the upper driver...
• Re: black exhaust residue
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 20:25:08 -0800
  ...Plugs stay clean, nice light brown. >Exhaust smells good, no heavy fuel smell, and no real oil burning smell. I >know the preceding sounds...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:42:04 -0500
  ---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > You can’t smell NOx or CO. If you smell anything it is most likely unburned > fuel (HC...
• '85 Westy Propane Leak?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 20:48:35 -0500
  ...When I turned on the gas at the tank I heard a slight hiss and smelled gas momentarily but it went away as I...
• Re: Maple Syrup?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 09:51:56 -0600
  ...i just replaced mine and the "butterscotch" smell is now gone. have you checked for coolant under the rear heater or coagulating on the...
• Re: Fluid Filming the underbody of van
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:38:47 -0700
  ...More than 1/2 a can to > seams behind kitchen. > > Smell still there, but less so. Heat makes smell stronger. Stuff > sticks good. "Ug...
• Re: Camp stove input requested - dual fuel conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:20:23 -0500
  ...The stuff smells AWFUL. Your cooking area soon has an aroma identical to the tailpipe of a car tuned far too rich. Don't...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:29:04 -0400
  ...You smell all kinds of stuff. To me it mostly smells like unburned or partially combusted gas and oily blowby gasses. Kind of amazing...
• Re: Mouse stuff in dash (funny)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:26:08 -0500
  ...Got it all out with no smell left mike
• Re: Dying when warm and smells funky
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:31:08 -0700
  ...On 10/16/06 7:26 AM, "Mike Rouby" wrote: > The funky "old engine" smell is atypical of these aircooled engines. Smells > almost like...
• Re: tracking down gas smell tips needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 12 Aug 2016 18:01:52 -0400
  ...They did a nice job adjusting my emergency break so that is a plus! I think I will still smell gas from some where...
• Re: Our kitchen sure gets used...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:58:27 -0700
  ...in, I > smell smoked trout, days later. > > I can't imagine what it would be like if I'd cooked something smelly in there...
• Anyone in the Chapel Hill are? (was RE: Help! Problems on the road! Smoke! or something that smells like it, a...)
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:44:23 -0500
  ...Help! Problems on the road! Smoke! or something that smells like it, a... I agree it sounds electrical. After checking the headlight switch and...
• Re: camping amidst bears, safety question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:20:06 -0800
  ...one that's presumably permeated by food smells, at least from the > perspective of a bear's nose. > > so i put the food in...
• Re: another WD40 use
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:05:42 -0700
  ...I have grown accustomed to the smell of WD in past years. Recently have enjoyed huffing chain lube. Hair loss has receded. Neil. -- Neil...
• Re: Parts cleaners
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 13:45:43 -0500
  ditto to your comment david, acetone the wonder chemical (p.s. "gee your hair smells terrific") Acetone and nail polish remover are the same...
• Re: Fuel tank ??
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Callaghan Jr.
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 04:38:37 -0800
  ...No more leaks or smells. Pat Callaghan 82 Westy Portland, OR. patcal@qwest.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Horace K. Sawyer To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Help! Problems on the road! Smoke! or something that smells like it, anyhow...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 10:28:27 -0500
  ...The last 15 miles or so my >van started to get a nasty smell that reminds me of pipe smoke, acrid pipe >smoke. (My...
• Re: Egg on face
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:06:24 -0700
  ...A touch with a pair of pliers, and the > propane smell is gone. > > I could blame her, she is supposed to know what she...
• Re: Can a used gas tank be safely welded
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 09:16:18 -0700
  ...tank is completely clean (no gas smell)you could weld it IMHO if the tank even slightly smells of gas, it's a no...
• Re: more vanagon smells - gasoline this time
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 22:17:35 EDT
  ...time I fill my gas tank, the inside of my van smells horribly of > gasoline for about ten minutes, till it airs out. I...
• Re: Vanagon Christmas Ornament
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Fri, 1 Jan 2010 12:48:07 -0500
  ...I think one smelled like gas. I knew I should have changed the fuel lines before I put it together. ;>)
• Re: $10k Syncro on eBay in Maine
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:05:47 -0600
  ...can probably still smell it. bob > > http://tinyurl.com/maine-syncro > > > dylan >
• Engine running rich
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 21:36:35 -0400
  ...Exhaust smells of fuel. Slight stumble when idling, but none when speeded up. Anyone have a suggestion?
• Re: symptoms of running rich?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:49:59 -0700
  re 'gassy' smell out the tail pipe ..... there are two kinds. One is unbrunt fuel, if you smell that, you'll know it. the...
• Re: head gasket death...
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 00:14:19 -0000
  ...Sunday, October 19, 1997 1:34 AM > > I got home and noticed the unmistakable smell of hot antifreeze back by > the engine when i...
• Re: NVC - Camping Tent Problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 07:45:24 -0500
  ...Boy, did that thing stink!!!!! It > smelled like someone had puked in the bag, in the tent, on the tent, and > then rolled it...
• Re: Help! Problems on the road! Smoke! or something that smells like it, anyhow...
  Historical mailing list - Townsend, Michael D
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:06:47 -0500
  ...Help! Problems on the road! Smoke! or something that smells like it, anyhow... Hi all, I finally got out of Virginia to begin my...
• Re: Coolant hoses fun
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 29 Jun 2024 13:23:25 -0400
  ...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: Rear heater control
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 13:00:01 -0700
  ...If you are getting heat in both positions, perhaps the valve is not working, and if you smell coolant, you've got a leak...
• Re: topping off the gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 18:23:37 EDT
  ...Perplexed, Danl Bedford, Nova Scotia ______________________________________>> Perplexed-There's a strong possibility that your strong gas smell is coming from a deteriorated hose or cracked...
• front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 10:38:22 -0700
  ...They smelled bad the whole way like they were welded together. But this morning going to work they were cool and non smelly. Im...
• Van won't start with strong gas smell...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Quan
  Sun, 4 Dec 2005 10:12:45 -0800
  ...Noticed a strong gasoline smell and some gasoline leaking onto the driveway. Could this be the fuel lines? Maybe sitting for an extended period...
• Re: Your GoWesty Engine...how do you like it?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:30:58 -0400
  ...Maybe I am just insensitive to that smell, but >>> my >>> clothes do retain it, and when I wash them several days after the >>> fire...
• Re: Faint coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 8 Sep 2015 11:07:45 -0700
  ...The latter was the bigger culprit ; I didn't notice a coolant smell until that O ring failed in an epic way (allowed a...
• Re: Good to see the list is back-
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 6 May 2008 20:59:25 -0700
  ...Any witnesses get a smell of the driver that hit you? Neil. On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 6:34 PM, Robert Keezer <warmerwagen...
• Re: for campers: Propane Safety
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Nov 94 13:24:05 PST
  ...The stove was a propane stove, and when we went inside to look over the trailer, it was pretty smelly. Now the owner was...
• Re: At least it ain't a bad smell
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:02:46 -0600
  ...So the van will probably smell > that way forever. > > But it's not a bad smell. > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 84 Westfalia: Mellow...
• Re: Don't waste your money. Fuel Line's - Filters etc to prevent leaks?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:25:53 -0500
  ...It was > sheer luck that I noticed the smell and pulled over before a drop > happened to hit something ignitable. Another really bad thing...
• Re: Diesel verse gas?
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 15:43:33 -0500 (EST)
  ...Yes they are smellier and look dirtier, which turns many people off of diesels (I kind of like the smell..), besides the "diesel clatter...
• Re: Stinky Heat
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 14 May 2002 17:17:23 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >I have a 1980 Westy and on my recently completed trip across Canada, I >noticed that the 'exhaust' smell that...
• It's Friday: Hoppe's #9 Powder Solvent
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:53:37 -0400
  ...I don't even own a gun anymore (I grew up on a Pennsylvania farm), but the smell of the solvent sure does take...
• Re: gas smell solution progress
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 25 Sep 2016 22:02:52 -0300
  > On 25-Sep-2016, at 21:42, MICHAEL H <vwdash80@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > ….. refitting the expansion tanks into the wheel wells went easier with...
• Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 15:11:58 -0400
  the brake pedal going soft was from WATER boiling in the brake fluid and the sticking cliper also. CHANGE THE BRAKE FLUID NOW! if...
• Re: In Missoula, overfilled oil
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 01:05:25 -0400
  At 04:08 PM 7/31/2010 Saturday, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >'gear oil' has a strong well, 'gear oil like smell' .. >much stronger...
• Stinky Seats!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 19:48:39 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I have tried a lot of different thinks to try to the animal smell out of my Vanagon. I am growing desperate!! Does anyone...
• Gas Line Fires
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:55:27 +0000
  ...Basic rule is to smell your engine every day! Hotch 86 Vangon GL 89 Jetta GL Philly
• Re: Dripping A/C
  Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
  Tue, 25 May 1999 00:04:19 EDT
  ...Epoxy to the rescue...makes a world of difference...and no more musty smell! Scott De Santi 86 Vanagon 2WD
• Re: Picture: Sunday morning at Joshua Tree
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:33:45 -0800
  ...wrote: > Man! I can almost smell the coffee brewin' inside that bus !!! http://ocotillofield.net/blog/2011/02/22/coffee-in-the-westfalia/
• Re: Also - absolutely use a troque wrench
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 18:45:22 -0700
  ...Even the best smelling checker wood knot have cot that won.
• Re: Rear Wiper Motor Fizzle/Sizzle 91 Westy: Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 10:43:04 -0500
  ...Texas rainstorm the >rear wiper quit and my wife reported "burning smells" from rear hatch. I >did my best to ensure that power was...
• Re: Propane tank concern
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 00:28:42 -0400
  ...When I turned on the propane tank I heard a small air sound and smelled propane. I turned the valve all the way to...
• Re: air cooled heat smells funky
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:09:42 -0700
  ...At this point my heat is working great, and smells > only lightly of soap. Even if this was a dumb idea or had not...
• Smoke coming from under the van
  Historical mailing list - Joe Denison
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 17:13:13 -0800
  Dear List, This morning when I started my '81 Vanagon L, I noticed a foul smelling smoke coming from under the vehicle. It appeared...
• Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:27:57 -0500
  << I like poking along on two lane roads, smelling the crops and stopping at will. I feel sorry for the drones ripping down the...