my truck smells

gairbear · Post by **gairbear** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 3:29 pm

OK...after I drive a bit...when I park...my truck stinks...smells like burnt rubber. I can't, for the life of me, figure out what it is. Any input would help alot.

Thanks
Gair

coffeedrnkr · Post by **coffeedrnkr** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 3:41 pm

check your belts and make sure they are tight and in good condition.

Oh, and stop doing burnouts, that might help to

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 4:33 pm

that smell comes with the sonomas its not like that in the CHEVYS

gairbear · Post by **gairbear** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 5:44 pm

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:27 pm

gairbear wrote:OK...after I drive a bit...when I park...my truck stinks...smells like burnt rubber. I can't, for the life of me, figure out what it is. Any input would help alot.

Thanks
Gair

Mine stinks too. It's the frame coating, down by the exhaust manifolds when it's hot you can wipe it off it's so soft.

gairbear · Post by **gairbear** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:29 pm

That sucks....can anything be done about that??

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:18 am

trade for the chevy

barch97 · Post by **barch97** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:46 am

gairbear wrote:That sucks....can anything be done about that??

don't run the motor for more than a few minutes at a time

gairbear · Post by **gairbear** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:22 pm

LOL...nah...I think I'll stick w/ the stink.

Pauleo · Post by **Pauleo** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:26 pm

jeff024 wrote:trade for the chevy

Sorry, Jeff! Mine's a Chevy & I have the same problem he's having!

Post by **HenryJ** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:43 pm

This is nothing more than what I had heard.

I had a friend here with a 2001 Highrider. His truck stunk like a "wet dog" when he left the windows up in the warm weather. It also seemed more pronounced when running the heater for some reason.

His source was narrowed down to the center console arm rest. It was replaced under warranty, and rumor has it that it was a substandard product of mexico.
I really don't know if this did completely solve the problem, but I didn't hear complaints after the replacement.
He later took a job that required relocation.

quickbiker · Post by **quickbiker** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:45 pm

Mine smells also, usually after a good mexican dinner.

BADs Crew · Post by **BADs Crew** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:40 am

Are you driving with your shoes off when this happens?

If your ever around my way I have a ozone plasma generator that will remove any order you have in your truck in a matter of min. But you need to find the source first and repair it. It sounds like you have a few ideas already.

gairbear · Post by **gairbear** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 6:12 am

Great now my SES light came on...WTF?

Post by **HenryJ** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 6:13 am

gairbear wrote:Great now my SES light came on...WTF?

Put your shoes back on!

gairbear · Post by **gairbear** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 6:19 am

ace · Post by **ace** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:47 am

I was just reading through this thread on my lunch hour today and totally cracked up.

BADs Crew · Post by **BADs Crew** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:52 pm

jeff024 wrote:that smell comes with the sonomas its not like that in the CHEVYS

Now thats funny.

Blaze One · Post by **Blaze One** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:37 pm

I get a "wet dog" smell too in my blazer , usually when i start it up when parked facing downhill . and after a rain fall aswell . the windsheild glass steams up for a minute then it goes away . Dunno what it is .

BADs Crew · Post by **BADs Crew** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:46 pm

Small leak in the heater core maybe? Try running a pressure test on the system and see if it holds.

Post by **HenryJ** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 5:12 am

Blaze One wrote:I get a "wet dog" smell too in my blazer , usually when i start it up when parked facing downhill . and after a rain fall aswell . the windsheild glass steams up for a minute then it goes away . Dunno what it is .

The right or left plenum drain may be plugged or the drain has excess sealer that acts as a dam. Water may enter through the air box if the air box is loose. The air box may have excess sealer causing interference and not allowing the air box to seat properly. Remove the obstruction or trim away excess sealer leaving no higher than 1/4 in to the bottom edge of the drain.

If the air box is loose, tighten the lower right fastener first, then the other fasteners in a clockwise order (lower right, lower left, upper left, upper right) to 89 lb in. If the air box cannot be seated properly against the front of dash due to an interference from the sealer, cut away excess sealer in order to allow a proper seal. Max A/C opens the recirculation/air box door (upward) in the air box. Water can pool on the door and gain entry to the front passenger compartment. Excess water can enter through the cowl grill fasteners and drop onto an open air box door, or splash onto the door from the plenum. It is sometimes possible to minimize the amount of water gaining access to the door by applying thumb grade sealer to the right most cowl grille fastener and the upper fender bolt holes before securing.

Check to see of your carpet is wet as well. This can be a void in the cowl sealer leaking to the interior.

ZR5OnIt · Post by **ZR5OnIt** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 8:07 am

My truck had a musty smell through the vents when I got it. I guessed it was because of mold or something in the vent system. I bought it in Texas where the humidity is much higher than here in CO, that may have something to do with it.
You could replace the A/C filter, but that wouldn't do anything for the funk that resides in the vents.
Anyway, I turned the A/C on, turned the fan on high, got a pint of bleach and slowly poured it into the vents below the windshield. Voila! The smell is gone & is still gone after 3 mo. Did this to my other car too & it worked like a charm.
Tips:
-Make sure the A/C is on outside air, not Recirc, so it draws air in from the windshield vents
- Open the windows or you will damn near kill yourself with the chlorine in the air
-You could do this with the heat on High as well, this will kill any funky stuff on your heater core
-You could try a scented bleach for a better smell (Dude Alert: No floral scents

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barch97 · Post by **barch97** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:31 am

Blaze One wrote:I get a "wet dog" smell too in my blazer , usually when i start it up when parked facing downhill . and after a rain fall aswell . the windsheild glass steams up for a minute then it goes away . Dunno what it is .

The seal is apparently broken around the top of my windshield. If I park facing downhill and it rains, rain water is chaneled along top of doors and into gap at top of windshield. The headliner is usually wet right above the mirror.

I fixed this by parking facing uphill when it rains.

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 11:16 am

barch97 wrote:
Blaze One wrote:I get a "wet dog" smell too in my blazer , usually when i start it up when parked facing downhill . and after a rain fall aswell . the windsheild glass steams up for a minute then it goes away . Dunno what it is .
The seal is apparently broken around the top of my windshield. If I park facing downhill and it rains, rain water is chaneled along top of doors and into gap at top of windshield. The headliner is usually wet right above the mirror.

I fixed this by parking facing uphill when it rains.

just pull the rubber back from the top of the winshield and put a winshield sealant in the gap (problem solved) sold at your local Pepboys, I had to do it on my last toyota truck

barch97 · Post by **barch97** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 12:13 pm

I gotta get the glass replaced before inspection next month anyhow.

Post by **HenryJ** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 5:02 pm

Make sure the shop uses good quality glass. We had trouble with one of the Fords and a windshield that would not seal at the top. It repeatedly leaked.
Turns out the low quality glass had a different curvature and would be tight at the corners while gapped at the center.

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