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Subject:Re: Antifreeze smell with heat
From:Steve Johnson
Date:Thu, 19 Jan 1995 13:03:41 -0800 (PST)

So Jerry Huff says:
> 
> Due to the absorbant characteristics of the fiber floorboard used in the 
> Vanagon I still smell coolant from the rear heater and I did everything
> I could to clean up the mess, i.e. removed carpet and floorboard, rinsed,
> shampooed and dried in the sun for several days.
> 

Funny, after I fixed mine, the smell went away rather quickly.  I put down
a couple of towels under my usual junk after I wiped it up a bit.  Haven't
smelled it at all after about a week after the fix.

Steven

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