Then last night took a long RT to Columbia, MD (25 miles each way). On the way out, at milepost 10 I got hit with a rich smell of burnt engine air. This lasted 5 minutes before going away! On the way back, at 9 PM, I drove in both highway and stop and go traffic using the same ACC settings as the earlier trip. The smell never came even once!
I am beginning to think I am more in need of a compression test on the exhaust system, as this is a DRY smell that IMO is not sweet enough to be coolant. I do not have any coolant leaks under the hood, and my thinking is that if the heater core were leaking the smell would be more or less continuous. Therefore, the episodes of smelly air are caused by the fumes entering through the outside air intake (the two grilles beneath the front w/s) that are controlled by something episodic... Unless something else is possible? Thanks again for all your interest. Andrew 1983 300TD 1985 300TD On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 7:40 AM, Mike Esh <michael...@me.com> wrote: > I thought all things were sex-linked? :@). Hehe > > Michael E. Esh > > > On Apr 25, 2012, at 9:26 PM, Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net> wrote: > >>> ...I think you need a feminine nose for the final test.... >> >> Hah! My wife's always asking me to smell this or that >> out of the refrigerator in order to see if it's still good. >> Noses vary. It's not sex-linked. >> >> -- Jim >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
