[T3] Oooh that Smell!

Brian Fye bfye at canyonville.net
Thu Dec 1 17:18:08 PST 2011


Are the steel flex hoses tight where they meet the body?  As the air flow
under the car changes at low speed, you might be pulling engine compartment
air into that joint ever so briefly.

On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> Well im in my last days driving the square and using the engine heat Im
> getting an exaust smell.  The muffler and connections look and sound tight
> BUT, its odd. I only get the smell when the heat is on and ONLY when making
> a turn.  Not a turn in the roadway but at intersections, eather right or
> left turn I feel a breeze across the face and I smell it. but not when
> starting up  straight.
>
> The seals in the car are all tight, its just odd WHEN I get it, driving
> along I seldom smell anything.
>
> Ideas?
>
> Keith
>
>
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Brian Fye
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