[s-cars] Bad smell on starting - Part le Deux

[Bjørn Eirik Ødegård]

Thanks for the quick reply!!
Hmm.. That's a good point. I'll really check it, but the initial smell was after 'clutching' slowly past a car, and when I think of it, it's a bit like burned clutch. (Got a bit of that, pulling out my friend's Scoobie from a bit too far into a snowy field yesterday.. ;o)) Strange that it gets inside the compartment that fast, though, altough I nearly always reverse right after starting..  Another point is that I can't smell anything on the right side of the engine, just the left. (where the generator is..) Guess it's just generator rebuild time..

I'm juust about to get my t-belt changed, (208kkm) and the local V.A.G. wants 'just' $550 for the job. Just right for a 3-hour job. NOT!!
Well, I guess it's better than working in a cold, (-10C) cramped (5m deep) garage!

Bjorn  :o)
'92 S4
'96 Cabrio

BTW: The cabrio gets a new window from the insurance of course! A LOT of hassle and special tools (Pressure frame) involved mounting the window!!

----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Forgie <forgied at direct.ca>
To: s-cars <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: 28. desember 2002 20:44
Subject: [s-cars] Bad smell on starting - Part le Deux


> Bjorn:  Just had another, more important thought:  What if the smell is
> from the cable from the battery to the starter? (I presume that there is
> a direct one).  This could mean that you have a potential short in the
> cable somewhere in the interior of the car, under the carpet, and this
> could lead to a fire.  I am not trying to be alarmist, just thinking
> "worse case" scenario's.  You may want to check this out.
>
> Dave F.
>
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