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• dometic fridge
  Historical mailing list - karen brown
  Mon, 09 Dec 1996 10:33:23 -0500
  ...Dad and I pulled the fridge this week-end (thanks for all the instrux awhile back) to investigate the hot smell. Everything looked perfect...
• Re: Phunky Phridge Smells
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 1 May 2000 20:09:06 -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: coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 09:51:00 -0700
  ...coolant smell > > Been there, done that. Actually I just pulled the cover to find the source > of the antifreeze smell from the rear heater...
• Re: cooling system hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 22 Sep 2022 21:10:46 -0700
  ...If I drive it for 10 or 15 minutes I get the smell. -Mark > On Sep 22, 2022, at 7:58 AM, Mark McCulley...
• Re: Rear heater - sweet smell
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:49:29 -0400
  ...C-ya Jonce >>I've had a "sweet smell" from my rear heater for years... and likely it is >>a >>small coolant leak somewhere...
• Re: EUROVAN EXHAUST
  Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
  Fri, 29 Nov 1996 11:06:18 -0500
  ...My 1995 EV sometimes makes that smell, and the dealer said that it is caused by the modern catalytic converter. BTW, my exhaust is...
• Re: Your GoWesty Engine...how do you like it?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:16:27 -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: Anti freeze smell in heat
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:32:00 -0500
  ...When I turn on the rear heater I get a strong anti freeze smell, even fogs up a bit. I don't bother with...
• Heat smells rubbery
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 21:33:49 -0400
  ...The bad part is that there is a strange rubber smell when the heat is on. Anyone have any thoughts on what is causing...
• Re: mice in the bus (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 08:53:35 -0600
  ...Last year one of them remarked "this smells like old people!" Larry A.
• Stove probane leak
  Historical mailing list - sanford schulwolf
  Sun, 14 Oct 2001 21:17:03 -0700
  ...I have preformed the soap bobble test on all know connection - yes the refrigerator fitting too., no bobbles no smell. The only place I...
• gasoline smell
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 21:17:52 -0500
  I, too, have the strong gasoline smell after I fill up - along with a few drops on the ground. It doesn't happen if...
• Re: bought a smoker's car (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:33:05 -0700
  ...Any tips on getting >> the smell of America's finest tobacco out of one's heating system? [...] >> Fabreeze has sort of worked on the...
• Gas Smell
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:42:51 -0500
  ...Only smell it right after I turn it off. Seemed it was stronger from rear PS wheel well, but now not so sure. Thanks...
• Re: How to Locate Propane Leak
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 25 May 2001 21:28:17 -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: Sulfur-like exhaust smell??
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 09:04:39 -0600
  >Bad gas? The gas tank or the driver?
• Re: Smelly rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 7 Oct 2019 05:58:05 -0400
  ...Very low cost on the replacement part, and a couple of vice grip clamps. >> I had a smelly rear heater since 1990, never got...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Gordy Jones
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 12:35:31 -0800
  I had previously posted a problem with my interior smelling like exhaust. Well I got it partially fixed. At the time I had a...
• Maple syrup from the front
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 09:44:55 -0800
  Last winter I had that smell of maple syrup from the rear heater, which I removed and replaced this summer. Now, I get a...
• At least it ain't a bad smell
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:17:07 -0800
  ...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: Faint coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 8 Sep 2015 11:15:40 -0700
  ...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: more vanagon smells - gasoline this time
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 17:18:46 -0700
  ...more vanagon smells - gasoline this time > You have an air cooled van don't you? If so I have the exact reason. > You have...
• Re: Gross vanagons..was Re: Nasty Smell...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:58:59 -0700
  ...That urine-ey smell is mice....probably find a nest somewhere. Hope they didn't chew up your wires or anything. You gotta keep...
• Re: rear heater coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 23:08:04 -0500
  A proper working rear heater will give off NO smell. I'd say you either have a small weep in the heater core or...
• Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:11:17 -0400
  ...I just use it on my old hands because I like the smell. ed- smelling like WD and loving it
• Re: my 83.5 Vanagon gets no power
  Historical mailing list - alexander may
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 00:42:30 -0500
  ok, so my dip stick smells a bit like gas. I got a wiff of fuel at the end of it. They really put...
• Re: Gasoline Smell
  Historical mailing list - Sam Johnson
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:21:33 -0500
  Thanks. I will replace all hoses a.s.a.p. Sam
• Re: Rear heater - sweet smell
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:54:14 -0700
  ...Rear heater - sweet smell > > > I've had a "sweet smell" from my rear heater for years... and likely it is >> a >> small coolant leak...
• Re: 87 Vanagon- Antifreeze smell
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Oct 1996 18:48:31 +0000
  > > Every time I use the rear auxiliary heater (under the rear bench seat) in my > van, I smell antifreeze! I recently removed the rear...
• Re: NDN: Re: Gas smell (Wallaced!)..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 28 Jul 2005 22:22:04 -0700
  ...Gas smell (Wallaced!).. > I'll go.. but will it fill before go show.. haha > ** flashs W sign ** > > wallytized > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen...
• Re: SMOKE! After I turn off my BA6 Gas Heater
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 20 May 2002 12:04:39 -0400
  ...It didnt't smell eletric (like a battery smell, or plastic like a vent or something. Why would it start exactly when I turned...
• Burnt rear wiper motor?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:59:02 -0800
  Yesterday we made our annual Christmas tree trek into the woods, and on the way back, I noticed a strong burning smell, just after...
• Re: rear heater smell
  Historical mailing list - Gary Kovach
  Wed, 30 Dec 1998 16:58:41 -0500
  ...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: Fwd: Re: gas odor in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:15:38 -0800
  ...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: Nasty Smell...
  Historical mailing list - monte merrick
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:07:06 -0700
  ...So > this will > surely concentrate any odor quickly. > > However you shouldn't have too much trouble getting the smell out. > Pre-treat > everything with...
• Re: Any of you own the biodiesel burner in the shop at Colma?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 09:22:42 -0700
  On 11 Jul 2001, at 21:40, Benjamin Tan wrote: > If one of you own that french fry smelling Westy with the 1.9TD...
• Re: smelly rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 10:21:03 -0400
  ...BTW, I had no puddles of coolant, just the smell of coolant. Pascal '84Westy -----Original Message----- "There was some residue at the end of...
• Re: Dometic insulation
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:12:49 -0400
  I also tried insulation from an old oven. Bad smell bery bad
• Re: Smelly rear heater
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Oct 2019 13:43:08 +0000
  ...When I turn the fan on I smell it. I’ve taken the cover off but see no leakage. What am I missing? >> >> Don...
• gas smell part II
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sat, 20 Apr 96 18:31:35 EDT
  ...So, that's not where my gas smell is coming from. Which raises the question, where the hell is it coming from?? Possible leaky...
• Re: bears burgling for food?
  Historical mailing list - alan sinclair
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:29:17 -0700
  ...bears have an extremely good sense of smell, and > unfortunately, almost everything smells like food to them. :( > > good luck! > joel > >
• Re: Smelly rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 5 Oct 2019 21:46:33 -0400
  ...I’ll re post below hoping others will see it. >> >> My heater core in the rear started to smell in 2013 and I didn...
• Re: A/C fan and burning smell
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 12 Aug 2015 20:13:55 +0200
  ...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: Oil Smells like gas?????
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 22:53:12 -0800
  ...Oil Smells like gas????? I did my first ever oil change today and noticed that the old oil smelled like gas. Any suggestions why...
• Re: Any detailing tips?
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 21:01:23 -0700
  ...It is strong, supposedly safe(r), smells weird but not bad. A little goes a long way. I made the horrible mistake of using...
• Re: Fuel tank cleaning.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:06:02 -0500
  hey john around here they wont clean them anymore if they smell like bad gas.. I just did a 56 mecedse 190sl tank that...
• Re: bad smell in dash
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 02:02:52 EDT
  ...years she's owned it there's been a bad ("puke") smell coming from the dash---the hotter the weather the worse it is...
• Re: Odd engine smell?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:33:18 +0000
  ...My Vanagon has started to take on a kind of home boy smellllllllll...................... Change in color? Am I Supposed to seperate colors???? Oregon Lady...
• Re: Gas smell
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 05:58:16 -0500
  >> Can you rent a gas sniffer? << Is there such a thing? Thanks, Bryan
• Re: Coolant Refill Bottle
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 May 1997 23:04:57 -0400 (EDT)
  I especially get the coolant smell when the windows are OPEN !!! MIKEY
• Re: Coleman Plat Cat heater report--HEADACHE when used
  Historical mailing list - Vince P.
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 16:34:29 -0800
  ...During the first two hours she used it she got an overpower burnt metallic smell that gave her a headache. Hoping that the smell...
• Re: 1990 Vanagon Fuel injection problem
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 22:58:41 -0400
  ...If you pull loose the small vacuum hose on the regulator and gasoline drips out or the hose smells of gasoline, you've found...
• Gross vanagons..was Re: Nasty Smell...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:33:08 EDT
  ...Can mice really smell up a > van...? Ideas? > > funny, i just picked up a '90 carat too, i bet it was grosser than yours...
• Mystery oil&gas leak
  Historical mailing list - Flat Four
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 23:23:23 -0400
  ...It also seems to smell gas on start up. After its been driven after 5 min the smell is gone. The Gas smell doesn...
• Re: 2.1 WBX eating coolant.
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 05:48:34 -0700
  ...However, turn on the rear heater fan and check for the dreaded sweet smell. If the smell happens, leave the engine running and pull...
• Re: Black Bears vs Westy Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Thu, 28 Jul 2005 09:01:29 -0600
  ...I do suppose you put your greasy smelly campstove back in the van. Just thinking out loud... On Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at 01...
• Re: cooling system hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 22 Sep 2022 21:24:47 -0700
  ...If I drive it for 10 or 15 minutes I get the smell. > > -Mark > >> On Sep 22, 2022, at 7:58 AM, Mark McCulley...
• Bleeding the Coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 19:20:27 -0800
  Last week, in an attempt to remove the smell of coolant from my '89 Westy, I: 1) removed the rear heater 2) spliced the...
• Re: INFO: Griddle for westy, great for bfst lnch and dinner!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 30 May 2003 13:07:29 -0400
  ...Smells have never been an issue for > us. ...JMM I burned some popcorn in mine once. (Jiffy Pop is hard to cook on a...
• Re: Kill Switches: Question: Does Defense attract Offence ???
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 11:26:43 -0500
  The smell of cooked bacon always lingers for several months in my Westy. Question for you: How long does the smell of two pounds...