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Antifreeze smell
Posted by Ben Deron (more from Ben Deron) on Sat, 2 Oct 1999 15:47:01
Hello:
Just after I bought my 89 900 this spring, I
replaced the heater valve to get rid of the
antifreeze dripping all over the floor. When I
was in there, I swabbed as much of the air
ducting as possible. After putting everything
back together and driving around for a week, I
still noticed a strong antifreeze smell when I
turned on the heater. So I went back in,
visually checked the heater core for signs of
leaking (none), removed the carpet, rinsed it off
completely and let it dry in the sun for the
afternoon, as well as washing the floorpan.
Still, I could smell antifreeze when I turned on
the heater. Figuring it was just residual
antifreeze on the sitting on the core, I let it
be for the summer. Now, as its getting colder,
I'm still getting a rather strong smell when I
turn on the heater. Also, I would get an
occasional whiff during the summer, even without
the heater.
I do not seem to be loosing any coolant in the
expansion tank, and there does not seem to be any
antifreeze condensing on the windshield.
Any ideas? The smell is driving me nuts, and I
want to get rid of it before winter hits.
Thanks
George
89 SPG, with nice, clean carpets and a rather
unique scent
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