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• Re: UPDATED-can you smell that smell??
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 19 May 2009 14:53:10 -0700
  ...UPDATED-can you smell that smell?? Just wanted to thank everyone for their responses to my initail email about the "Funky" smell. It turned...
• UPDATED-can you smell that smell??
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mund
  Tue, 19 May 2009 10:05:40 -0600
  Just wanted to thank everyone for their responses to my initail email about the "Funky" smell. It turned out to be the skylight that...
• Re: Engine Overheating Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 12:05:56 -0500
  ...It took me a while to get over the nervousness everytime I smelled that "hot smell." It is a "hot smell" that is quite...
• Smell!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sat, 21 Nov 1998 17:26:52 -0500
  I seem to have a smell in my Vanagon that appeared after a camping trip....it 's a cross between a burning smell and...
• What's that smell?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Mozurkewich
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:12:23 -0700
  Ready to play "What's that smell"? Here's the deal, I had a new exhaust put on about 2 weeks ago. It smelled...
• Re: Gas smell
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:04:25 -0500
  ...Gas smell Hpw about the filler tube? Could it be seperated or cracked? Can you smell around the van and localize it? Good luck...
• Re: Gas smell
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:28:01 -0800
  check the evap control system, it might cause a transient or nebulous smell. Charcoal canister fittings etc. alistair On 28-Feb-11, at 7...
• Re: diagnosing by smell - maybe brake problem?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:40:00 -0700
  a slipping clutch makes the same smell............sometims as too hot brakes. brake fluid itself makes no smell. not coolant is it ? smells quite...
• Re: Rodent smell
  Historical mailing list - Houston Bolles
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 09:52:01 -0700
  I have had success in getting nasty smells out of cars (i.e. the spoiled spilled gallon of milk in the trunk) by using...
• Rodent smell
  Historical mailing list - Scott Curtis
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 16:07:33 EDT
  Does anyone know how to get rid of the smell of mice in a van? My van was stored, covered, outside all winter. When...
• Smelly Interior
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Tue, 1 Oct 1996 10:26:08 -0700
  Hey Ya'll The PO of Lewis smoked (Cigarettes!)...damn those POs...and I've been trying to get the bad smells out. I...
• Gas smell
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:46:42 -0500
  I've got an ongoing problem with the smell of gas. It's one of those things where you walk up to the van...
• Re: Gas smell
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:58:00 -0600
  ...Gas smell >> >> Hpw about the filler tube? Could it be seperated or cracked? Can you >> smell >> around the van and localize it? Good luck...
• Re: Metallic burning smell front of van.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 29 Jun 2014 19:29:01 -0400
  ...Sometimes you can smell it when a big truck goes by. Hot coolant from inside cooling system - sweet/metallic/rubbery smell, very distinctive. No...
• Re: Muffler smell
  Historical mailing list - k1cajun
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 00:09:47 -0500
  ...Smelled again, though differnet smell. Smell went away (but it still looks nice peeking out below the bottom of the body panel). So don...
• Re: Gas smell
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:46:48 -0600
  Hpw about the filler tube? Could it be seperated or cracked? Can you smell around the van and localize it? Good luck. Michael in...
• Re: Smelly Interior
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Tue, 01 Oct 1996 16:46:58 -0400
  ...I recall a while back there was some > heated discussion on how to get the bad smells out of your rig, > specifically the seats...
• Burnt clutch smell
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 10:08:59 -0600
  After shifter linkage adjustment, the clutch is putting out a burnt clutch smell. No signs of slippage, but the smell is distinctive. Any ideas...
• Re: At least it ain't a bad smell
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:27:42 -0800
  RE: 'Liquid Smoke' smell But Mike, wont' you miss that 'Funky Westy' smell we are all so familiar with?
• Re: OOOHH that smell, can't you smell that smell?
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 17:48:16 -0500
  ...OOOHH that smell, can't you smell that smell? > No really, I've had my 85 westy for about a 18 months now and...
• Re: propane smell outside van
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 14:47:52 -0700
  Often the older vanagon tanks have metal that is saturated with propane and will smell. but to be safe new valves are a good...
• Re: Can you smell that smell?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 12 May 2009 22:14:55 -0500
  When the skylight goes, it smells like it's rotting. No idea why. Jeff On 11-May-09, at 3:54 PM, Bob Mund...
• Re: Rodent smell
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 20:34:35 -0500
  ...Rodent smell >Does anyone know how to get rid of the smell of mice in a van? > >My van was stored, covered, outside all...
• Re: Can you smell that smell?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mund
  Wed, 13 May 2009 15:11:05 -0600
  ...Can you smell that smell? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > When the skylight goes, it smells like it's rotting. No idea why. > > Jeff...
• Re: Rodent smell
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 02:52:34 +0200
  ...That should do it! > > > Does anyone know how to get rid of the smell of mice in a van? > <snip> That wouldnt remove the...
• Friday: than Vanagon smell?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:52:15 -0500
  ...She said she couldn't smell anything but a "vanagon smell." "What?" We've had three vanagons, one new since 90 (gone as of...
• Re: Friday: than Vanagon smell?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:42:24 -0700
  Older VWs, at least here in the desert, all had a peculiar smell that I attributed to the horsehair stuffed seats. Smelled a bit...
• Can you smell that smell?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mund
  Mon, 11 May 2009 14:54:09 -0600
  ...The smell is not there when the windows are up and I don't notice it at any other time. Has anyone had a...
• Re: Gas smell
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:17:54 EST
  ...It seems to "go > away" > right after smelling it. It's like a big whiff when you come towards the > van then you can...
• Re: Metallic burning smell front of van.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 29 Jun 2014 19:39:28 -0400
  >some thoughts on how burning different plastics smell. If you've >smelt an overheated or burning paper-phenolic circuit board (used to >be common...
• Re: smell
  Historical mailing list - Chris Tucci
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 22:32:25 -0500
  I drive my vanagon about 45 miles one way to work everyday .When I get to work I get this very faint smell of...
• odors/smells - eradicating
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 1 Oct 1996 23:11:28 -0700
  ...I recall a while back there was some... >>How do you get the ALL the bad smells out, how do you clean the >headliner...
• Re: Burnt clutch smell
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 14:23:38 -0500
  ...Burnt clutch smell After shifter linkage adjustment, the clutch is putting out a burnt clutch smell. No signs of slippage, but the smell is...
• Re: Worst thing you ever did to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 17:45:29 -0400
  I was driving along and smelled this strange hot smell. Almost like the hot electronic smell, almost like hot truck brakes, almost like burnt...
• re: Smelly Interior
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Oct 1996 10:17:13 -0700
  Bought a couple guitars from a full-time working musician- case interiors smelled like a bar- beer and cigarets. Pew! Tried Nature's Miracle...
• Re: Gas smell
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 08:26:27 -0600
  ...It seems to "go away" > right after smelling it. It's like a big whiff when you come towards the > van then you can...
• Re: Can you smell that smell?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 11 May 2009 23:27:26 -0230
  I once had a bad smell around the van - a bit like cigar smoke, actually - turned out to be burning brake fluid. Joy On...
• Re: Can you smell that smell?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 11 May 2009 16:57:54 -0400
  Bob, What kind of funky smell? Could you possibly have a reitred mouse type critter in your A/C or somewhere else? -- Thanks, Jeff...
• A/C fan and burning smell
  Historical mailing list - sailingfc dslextreme.com
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:39:02 -0400
  ...When I switch fan speed to "4", I start getting a burning smell from the vents. When I go back down to "1" or...
• Anti-freeze smell (no Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 23 May 2002 20:21:21 -0400
  ...One year later we can still smell anti-freeze when the heat is turned on. The mechanic checked it out and said there were...
• propane smell outside van
  Historical mailing list - Paul Gilland
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 11:02:50 -0700
  I've noticed a slight propane smell outside my 83 westie - no smell inside. Generally speaking what is the first component to go - the...
• Re: Sulfur-like exhaust smell??
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 08:21:49 -0800
  ...Sulfur-like exhaust smell?? > > Anyone know what would cause a sulfur-like exhaust smell from a 1.9l > waterboxer? It kinda smells like the...
• Re: Friday: than Vanagon smell?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:45:16 -0700
  ...She said she couldn't smell anything > but a "vanagon smell." > > "What?" > > We've had three vanagons, one new since 90 (gone as of...
• Box Oil:Can you smell the difference?
  Historical mailing list - Andreas
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 10:30:43 +0100
  ...Is it possible to tell if the box oil is the corrosive kind just by smelling it. I noticed that the oil didnt smell...
• Smelly
  Historical mailing list - tonyd
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 11:27:09 -0700
  ...My rear heater ('87GL) has a sweet type of smell that is indeed "smelly". What causes this? Is there something leaking into/around it...
• A question of Smell
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 13:04:12 -0600
  During spirited cornering, I can smell gas comig through my heater vents. I am quite certain this is somehow bad. Where can a gas...
• Sulfur-like exhaust smell??
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 10:55:30 -0500
  Anyone know what would cause a sulfur-like exhaust smell from a 1.9l waterboxer? It kinda smells like the after burn of a...
• Re: Sulfur-like exhaust smell??
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 23:25:20 -0600
  ...Sulfur-like exhaust smell?? > > > > Anyone know what would cause a sulfur-like exhaust smell from a 1.9l > > waterboxer? It kinda smells like the...
• Re: removing smoke smell-- need help pls
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 07:31:36 -0800
  ...After years now the old smell is a new one of "new car" smell. At the beginning you need to let it air quite...
• Re: Friday: than Vanagon smell?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:06:15 -0700
  ...She said she couldn't smell anything > but a "vanagon smell." > > "What?" > > We've had three vanagons, one new since 90 (gone as of...
• Re: A/C fan and burning smell
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 18:47:41 +0000
  Mostly likely the control knobs, that's what I associate with the burning smell and then no fan. I have some some of those...
• Re: Friday: than Vanagon smell?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:08 -0500
  ...She said she couldn't smell anything >> but a "vanagon smell." >> >> "What?" >> >> We've had three vanagons, one new since 90 (gone as of...
• Re: man, tranny oil STINKS!
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 19:34:50 -0700
  ...Probably some women with mechanic husbands/boyfriends liken that smell to pheromones too. I think the smell is to disuade you from putting it...
• Strong gas smell on cold start
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 14:28:18 -0600
  I get a strong gas smell on cold starts in the morning. I have the ISV disconnected because of a fault somewhere in that...
• Re: Sulfur smell on acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:52:05 -0800
  Your Cat is working, it's converting sulfur compounds into hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg smell). First cure is to change your brand of gas...
• Re: Smelly Interior
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Oct 1996 00:02:59 -0400
  ...white rag it will take out the smell(essentially dry cleaning your fabric).It will smell like drycleaning for a couple of days but...
• Re: Rear Heater Motor Problem - burny smell
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 12:15:48 -0700
  ...Mine is warped from extreme heat, and could have been hot enough to smell. Larry
• Re: Smelly Interior
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 1 Oct 1996 10:50:56 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I recall a while back there was some > heated discussion on how to get the bad smells out of your rig, > specifically the seats...
• OOOHH that smell, can't you smell that smell?
  Historical mailing list - Wade, Rachel and Matty
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 23:28:52 -0500
  ...off coolant, not from the front but from the rear, the smell went away, but this is the first time I have used the...
• Smelly Interior
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 02 Oct 96 17:42 CDT
  ...Smelly Interior > <snip the source of odors> > How do you get the ALL the bad smells out, how do you clean the > headliner, how...