burning smell

[Bluecrew07]

I have a burning smell coming from the vents when im driving after the car warms up. anyone know what it might be? it smell like rubber but i dnt know what it is. i dont smell it when I pop the hood and look its only when im driving

[Maximus]

Dead Critter in the vents.

:popcorn:

[Mr.Moontang]

Are you thinking when you notice this???

[Paul408Notch]

Are you thinking when you notice this???



HAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Black Hole]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[CAPRISTANG]

Smells like you gotta bad case of dirty pants. Does it stink when you have the air on?? Does it go away when you have the windows down??

[bobtsgt]

might be related to the heater core mabey leaking or getting hot enough to burn something touching it.

[Bluecrew07]

Smells like you gotta bad case of dirty pants. Does it stink when you have the air on?? Does it go away when you have the windows down??
I dont use the AC. and i smell it with the heat off sometimes with it on

[Bluecrew07]

might be related to the heater core mabey leaking or getting hot enough to burn something touching it.
thats what i thought at first but then i started smelling it when the heater wasnt even on

[bobtsgt]

you still have hot water in your hoses even with the heater off. do you smell coolant or anything inside? A good way to test this is take the radiator cap off and smell the hot radiator fluid (don't burn yourself), then go inside and see if you can smell it there. We can check it out tonight if you come out

[Black Hole]

A good way to test this is take the radiator cap off and smell the hot radiator fluid (don't burn yourself), then go inside and see if you can smell it there. We can check it out tonight if you come out
I don't know if I would have given that advice....... :lol:

[08 Vette]

thats what i thought at first but then i started smelling it when the heater wasnt even on


Is it happening when you first start up the car? Turn on the defroster see if a fog comes out and coats the window, if so it's your heater core!

[Mr.Moontang]

Do you smell maple syrup???

[cstreu1026]

mmmmmmm....pancakes

[Bluecrew07]

you still have hot water in your hoses even with the heater off. do you smell coolant or anything inside? A good way to test this is take the radiator cap off and smell the hot radiator fluid (don't burn yourself), then go inside and see if you can smell it there. We can check it out tonight if you come out
no i dont smell coolant


Is it happening when you first start up the car? Turn on the defroster see if a fog comes out and coats the window, if so it's your heater core!
the only time it fogs up is when it rains and i use it

[bobtsgt]

Tim is saying that if you turn the defrost on right this second and it starts to mist out and coat the window then its the core. he's not talking about when you r windshield fogs up

[Bluecrew07]

no it dont mist

[firestang70]

could be the heater solenoid. Get an air sample and take it to a auto parts store. They can test it to see if the solenoids gaskets are over heating. That can give you the burnt rubber smell. remember to use a fresh container so it doesn't throw off your test results. That happened to me once! LOL

[Tag]

hadda burning rubber smell coming from my car once... turns out i ran over a plastic bag and it stuck to and melted to the exhaust =) fun times scraping that shit off

[Xuzhu]

hadda burning rubber smell coming from my car once... turns out i ran over a plastic bag and it stuck to and melted to the exhaust =) fun times scraping that shit off

That was funny shit.