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Old Jul 27, 2002 | 03:03 PM
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bad smell

Does this happen to anyone else? After I turn on the car, and rev it up and stuff, the interior smells(and the smell sticks to my clothes). It smells kind of like my engine. Any ideas, or suggestions on what to do?
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Old Jul 27, 2002 | 05:55 PM
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sounds like your cat is plugged up or you have a dead fish on your motor or exhaust. Maybe you have a dead cat pinned between your cat and underbody!

Take a good look.
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Old Jul 27, 2002 | 07:38 PM
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Your shifter boots are shot, letting air come in around the shifter. But do check fer dead critterz underneath
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Old Jul 27, 2002 | 08:26 PM
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Exhaust leak. Also, the rubber seal around the back of the hatch could be in bad shape. This causes exhaust gas to be sucked into the interior.
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 12:41 PM
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Thank you. I'll look for dead cats, and replace anything i need to
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 04:59 PM
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My friend bought a $400 fb, I was heloing him work on it and in the process we found about 10lbs of rat turds, and after we started her up we found the little critter that left them there. Boy he sure did leave a lasting impression on that car.
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