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Joel Cort wrote:

> Has anyone else experienced a rotten stink coming from the front vent
> system?  It is not a coolant/anti freeze smell. It is more like a
> raunchy dead something smell.
> It has a bit of stinky rubber smell to it so I'm thinking that one of
> the directional vents is rotting away.
>
> This occurs when I turn on the front heater and the
> air is circulating through the ducts. I had noticed
> this during the summer but now that its cold and I
> want heat, it's REALLY obvious.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this VW phenomena?  What
> could be a remedy?  Strip and gut the entire vent and heater ducts and
> clean it out?
>
> Joel Cort
> 89 Syncro Westy Stinky
>
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