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Subject:Re: funky exhaust odors
From:EMZ
Date:Thu, 2 Apr 1998 07:26:52 -0500

Rotten egg exhaust is the sign of to much fuel in the
    system. Bad O2 senser,  Bad temp. sensor,
    bad fuel injector, bad computer. etc.
    This maybe the smell when the motor is not warmed up
    also. In this case everything maybe fine, just needs the CAt
   to get hot.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Wed, 1 Apr 1998, Austin wrote:

> Any ideas as to why exhaust can smell like rotten eggs (hydrogen sulfide),
> esp. what causes it?
>
> Austin
>