exhaust odor ?
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exhaust odor ?
Considering purchase of a 72 Supreme. I don't go around inhaling exhaust for kicks but owner pointed it out the so i gave it a good sniff.
Exhaust certainly doesn't smell quite right...not overpowering but noticeable putrid/rancid odor. Not a 'sweet' coolant smell I would recognize and not normal. Not rotten egg smell / sulphur smell either.
Impossible to describe in words...but would Stabil or octane boost in a tank create a nasty exhaust odor ?
anything else ?
Exhaust certainly doesn't smell quite right...not overpowering but noticeable putrid/rancid odor. Not a 'sweet' coolant smell I would recognize and not normal. Not rotten egg smell / sulphur smell either.
Impossible to describe in words...but would Stabil or octane boost in a tank create a nasty exhaust odor ?
anything else ?
Last edited by VikingBlue; Aug 31, 2015 at 08:35 AM.
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How long has the car been sitting?
Long ago, my father bought a car that had been sitting for a while. It too had a horrible smell coming out of the exhaust, but otherwise ran fine. The problem turned out to be a mouse had crawled into the tailpipe, got caught somehow in the muffler and died. Needless to say, when the car was started the mouse started "cooking" (lovely smell that was). The good part was that it was an easy fix. We swapped out the latter part of the exhaust system and everything was fine.
Long ago, my father bought a car that had been sitting for a while. It too had a horrible smell coming out of the exhaust, but otherwise ran fine. The problem turned out to be a mouse had crawled into the tailpipe, got caught somehow in the muffler and died. Needless to say, when the car was started the mouse started "cooking" (lovely smell that was). The good part was that it was an easy fix. We swapped out the latter part of the exhaust system and everything was fine.
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