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• Re: Smell gas...
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:13:38 -0700
  ...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: Horsehair in Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:18:24 -0400
  ...It is what creates that distinctive VW interior smell, and leaves its crumbles on the floor below the seats as it wears. Love it...
• Re: propane terms -- getting it right
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:31:21 -0700
  ...Not a skunk, I mean, but that sulfurous rotten-egg/onions smell does indeed stick around for a long time. The driver's side...
• Re: My heater stinks literally
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 16:00:09 -0500
  ...My heater stinks literally > My rear heater smells evry time I put in on. It smells > like antifreeze or maple syrup depending if you...
• WTB: Rear Wiper Motor
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 08:57:00 -0700
  ...Anyone know how to get rid of that burnt bakelite smell? It has been 2 weeks and it still smells inside, even with the...
• Re; Odor removal
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 23:47:46 -0500
  ...I then was told to remove them, and the inside of the car didn't smell like there was ever a fire in there...
• Re: Smelly reverse,?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 07:48:28 -0700
  ...I've had "used-up",tired >> motors >> in the past...smell like blow-by or burning oil.... the Vanagon I have now >> smells like...
• Re: Odor removal (A refreshing topic)....
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 14:52:30 -0700
  ...The smell is definitely coming from the carpet, which made me suspect an animal origin. And it's definitely urine by the smell. Other...
• Re: Coolant Smell
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 13:35:52 -0500 (EST)
  On Mon, 13 Nov 1995, Jim Meade wrote: > My 85 vanagon camper smells of coolant. In spite of searching, I can > find no place...
• Getting rid of smoke smell from westy??
  Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 19:08:33 -0800
  ...The downside is that it smells badly of smoke and petuli (sp?) oil, enough that I would not want it if it could not...
• front wheel hot to the touch? caliper dragging?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Jul 2005 02:18:32 EDT
  so after driving my vanagon for a little bit today, i smelled this "burnt rubber" smell from the RF wheel area, not bad, barely...
• Re: Your GoWesty Engine...how do you like it?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:17:12 -0400
  I have never noticed that my camper smells like smoke after campfires, even when the weather is wet. Partly that may be due to...
• Re: A/C fan and burning smell
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:04:43 -0400
  ...A/C fan and burning smell If I recall correctly, to drop the front plenum you need to first remove the whole "tunnel" starting...
• Help! Problems on the road! Smoke! or something that smells like it, anyhow...
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:48:32 -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...
• Fwd: Re: gas odor in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:50:25 -0500
  ...no drips anywhere firewall fitting like new vapor recovery hooked up smell only in engine compartment and vents anybody have problems with hose permeability...
• gas odor in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:16:19 -0500
  ...absolutely no drips anywhere and no smell at the front. all the usual suspects are ok and engine is very clean and shows no...
• Re: Tranny Problem
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 08:37:37 -0400
  ...Check the fluid as per the manual and smell the oil for a burned smell and look at the color it should be more...
• burning smell under dash
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 16:27:20 -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: Seasons Greetings -- little vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 11:45:52 -0500
  >my rear heater has a maple syrup smell...kind of like >it actually, but now you've made me paranoid that >something is about...
• Re: Gas Smell
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:22:35 EDT
  ...mac10wv@YAHOO.COM writes: > Whenever we fill our van up, we smell gasoline near the filler tube for > awhile... any ideas? Can't find...
• oil leak update
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 07:10:28 -0800
  ...The leak (where the clutch housing and engine meet) does not appear to smell like gear oil (as many of you suggested that I...
• Re: Propane tank concern
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 8 Jul 2013 17:58:21 -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...
• air cooled heat smells funky
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:47:00 -0400
  ...I recently cranked my heat back up only to smell oil smoke. It turned out that I had a leaky valve cover gasket and...
• Re: New Hydrolic lifters gasoline smell
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 23:05:34 -0500
  ...New Hydrolic lifters gasoline smell > Hello All, > > I received my order of new hydrolic lifters and ready for the big job this > coming weekend...
• gas smell
  Historical mailing list - Ron Komoroski
  Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:32:52 -0400
  I'm smelling gas around the front end of my Westy even at partially full gastank levels, time to fix (again). I remember seeing...
• Re: poor vanagon
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:10:25 -0700
  ...www.youtube.com/watch?v=na1UcjXkn5A&feature=grec> &feature=grec > Treasure! Smelly, smelly treasure! Nice duct tape and plastic work. Was hiding vehicles in...
• Re: Phaedra re Phaedra
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 23 Jun 2002 01:26:18 -0400
  On Saturday, June 22, 2002, at 10:01 PM, psavage wrote: > I suspect a short, for occassionally I smell that "electrical" > odor. Check the...
• Re: raw fuel smell at idle
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 19:34:56 -0500
  ...wrote: > I have a raw fuel smell in the morning when I'm > warming up my 85' Westy. I don't see any appearent...
• Re: A/C fan and burning smell
  Historical mailing list - sailingfc dslextreme.com
  Wed, 12 Aug 2015 09:38:18 -0400
  ...A/C fan and burning smell If I recall correctly, to drop the front plenum you need to first remove the whole "tunnel" starting...
• Re: Phunky Phridge Smells
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 1 May 2000 16:27:56 -0700
  ...We used baking soda for the initial cleaning, but what really killed the smell was a rag soaked with vanilla extract. Steph just set...
• Smell from heater (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 12:32:24 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Smell from heater Hi y'all I am new to the list and have been waiting to see some discussion about the smell that...
• Re: diagnosing by smell - maybe brake problem?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:36:47 -0500
  ...Walt Joy Hecht wrote: >Hi all, > >Matilda is giving off a smell that makes me nervous - like the way it smells >if you forget...
• Re: heater question (bad interior smells)
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 16:12:54 -0500
  ...heater question (bad interior smells) sorry, forgot to put the subject in on that last email... I had previously posted a problem with my...
• Re: No start electrical smell
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Thu, 8 May 2003 20:48:25 -0400
  ...No start electrical smell Hi Volks: While driving home last night in our 86 Westfalia I smelled a faint electrical smell. This morning the...
• Re: gas smell solution progress
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016 16:17:35 +0000
  ...gas smell solution progress > On 25-Sep-2016, at 21:42, MICHAEL H <vwdash80@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > ….. refitting the expansion tanks into the wheel...
• asparagus and smelly vans
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 21 May 2010 10:33:13 -0500
  ...Or, as David said, if you are among the 78% of folks who can't smell it, why worry? BTW, it is one or...
• smoke from the hot air output
  Historical mailing list - Johannes Gronvall
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 03:24:06 +0300 (EET DST)
  ...i think that it smells like steaming oil but my friend thinks it smells more like gasoline. any suggestions what it could cause and...
• Re: Burning oil smell in heating tubes
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 15:56:02 -0400
  First of all, check to make sure that the heat exchangers have not rusted through and you are now smelling not only the cooking...
• Re: leaks leaks and more leaks -
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:02:34 -0800
  ...Gas smells and power steering fluid No, you shouldn't leak power steering fluid and yes, it will cause a rainbow pattern on wet...
• RE: 87 Vanagon- Antifreeze smell
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Wed, 23 Oct 96 16:38:08 UT
  ...87 Vanagon- Antifreeze smell Hello to all- Every time I use the rear auxiliary heater (under the rear bench seat) in my van, I...
• Re: increasing gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 12:11:36 -0800
  Funny smell? Could be a clogged catalytic converter. Get one of those "test" pipes that is a straight-through pipe and swap it with...
• Re: Smells like gas, need diagnosis
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 6 Feb 1999 08:44:32 -0800
  ...If you smell gas at the rear of a Vanagon, CHECK YOUR FUEL LINES FOR LEAKS. One of the worst thing that can happen...
• Re: Dometic insulation
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:12:22 -0700
  ...Allowing the Dometic operate > for a week > didnt change this smell much at all.In fact, with several types the > smell > lingered for a...
• Re: coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Betsy Webb
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 20:31:59 -0400
  ...coolant smell > > >hey everyone > >recently, when turning on my rear heater, i'm smelling anit freeze, i'm > >making the uneducated assumption that it...
• Re: Vanagon engine noise - collapsed lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:53:07 -0800
  It is in the low 50's It doesn't really smell, if anything it has a little gas smell. On 11/30/2011...
• burning paper smell
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:21:10 -0400
  ...I'm smelling a burning paper inside the van. I haven't started the van in a couple of weeks as I'm recovering...
• Exhaust pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Fri, 4 Jul 1997 11:43:36 -0500
  I just replaced my front crossover pipe and it smells awful, I think it = is the paint burning off the pipe, it is a...
• Re: removing smoke smell-- need help pls
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 10:48:03 -0800
  ...if you have a really sensitive nose sometimes no matter what you do the > smell never goes away... it just fades a bit... > > Bill
• Re: Antifreeze smell in the Vanagon (Sorta)
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:56:36 -0700
  ...Antifreeze smell in the Vanagon (Sorta) > Hi all > Well about a month ago I kept getting this strong smell of antifreeze > in my 85...
• tracking down gas smell tips needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 12 Aug 2016 17:17:02 -0400
  Hi Volks, I’ve noticed a gass smell at fill up for a few months. recently I thought it had increased. Today I started...
• Re: Film of oil all over back hatch
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 19:20:51 -0800
  ...Like most > things, it's best to smell it before you dive in for a taste. > Very true. My sense of smell is practically...
• Why does my 1.9 run richer in the winter?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Sat, 17 Oct 2015 11:38:10 -0400
  It ran great all summer, idled perfect, no gas smell in the exhaust. Now it smells like unburned gas and the idle is occasionally...
• Re: Mice in the Westy
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sun, 2 Nov 2003 21:55:40 EST
  ...My understanding is that they dislike the perfume smell. I store my vans in the winter and this is something that has seemed to...
• Re: Phunky Phridge Smells
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 1 May 2000 19:50:18 -0700
  ...Phunky Phridge Smells > No. This is not the latest flavor for Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream. It >always seems when I first crack the...
• Re: Nasty Smell...
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:33:59 -0700
  I know for a fact that vermin can leave a smell in a vehicle. Years ago, I left bags of garbage piled up against...
• Re: that sweet coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:54:52 -0500
  ...that sweet coolant smell Ooooh yeah, my van's front heater smells like maple syrup. So what's the problem? I'm not losing...
• Re: A/C fan and burning smell
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 12 Aug 2015 07:30:46 -0400
  ...A/C fan and burning smell > > Remove the knobs and pull the switches out. There is a wiring harness up > there with a 4...
• Re: Smelling coolant suspect rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 12:23:54 -0800
  ...I >>> smell coolant when I turn on the rear fan. I don�t smell it when the fan >>> is off. I have not found...
• Re: I am scared of my Dometic 182B on LP mode
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 13:44:39 -0400
  ...Notice the smell carefully -- that's the smell of burning propane. Leaking propane has much sharper odor that persists for a long time. >-What...
• Yikes! No head lights!
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 18:44:14 -0500
  To re-cap, last week I smelled a burning smell in the cab of my 83.5 Westy and then my front blower motor...