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Old Sep 23, 2004 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by leochevy2001
Yup! My wife says it smells like gasoline. I don't know where that could be coming from because I have checked for leaks and found nothing.
just turn the a/c on full blast and spray some lysol anti-bacterial spray that smells good into the outside vents while the a/c is blasting. Not sure what the gasoline smell is from, but if its any other odor, the lysol will help.
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Old Sep 23, 2004 | 12:15 PM
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also try using bleach and hot water in a bucket. Run the heater let it sit for about an hour, if their is anything funky smell in the vents it will be gone, and the bleach smell only last a few minutes after you take it out and roll down the windows with the heat on. that's how alot of people get ride of smell from smokers etc in the vents and get them cleaned.

good luck
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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 10:33 AM
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bet it is injector seals
Start the car up cold
spray some brake cleaner - right at the base of the injectors
where they go into the manifold - if the rpm raise
injector seals
I used to do quite a few of them
As the engine warms - the seals expand and no leak-no smell
Pretty easy to do.
You can buy just the injector seals.
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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by LS1csherm
bet it is injector seals
Start the car up cold
spray some brake cleaner - right at the base of the injectors
where they go into the manifold - if the rpm raise
injector seals
I used to do quite a few of them
As the engine warms - the seals expand and no leak-no smell
Pretty easy to do.
You can buy just the injector seals.
Cool, I'll try that.
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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 12:21 PM
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you could try laying off the beans
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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by RED2K
you could try laying off the beans
Why do you have to get racial about it? I'm just kidding. I'll tell my wife your suggestion, since she is the one that drives the car the most.
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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by leochevy2001
Why do you have to get racial about it? I'm just kidding. I'll tell my wife your suggestion, since she is the one that drives the car the most.
it's all the panther power meeting I have gone to i guess
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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by RED2K
it's all the panther power meeting I have gone to i guess
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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 12:45 PM
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or was it all the one where we put the white sheets on our heads and danced around the burning cross cooking marshmellows
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