RE: odor of burning rubber

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In a message dated 1/4/98 : "Binns, Dick" <dick.binns@intel.com> writes:

<< Just had the same problem happen on an 88 5kcstq in similar circumstances.
Car parked three days at mountain lodge with lots of snow/ice and had to be
dug out.  Started easily, but since then heater has been putting out burnt
rubber smell all the time.  Began to smell as soon as the car warmed up, even
before we drove it.  Odor reduces or goes away when heater control turned to
low.  
          
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Any other experiences out there? Thanks. >>

Yup. Last year on our annual snow trip my 87 5kcstq did the same thing. The
odor only happened once. It was in the morning after the car had sat all night
(temps in the low teens, altitude ~5k feet). Never had a problem like this
since. It seemed the odor was strongest around the passenger's side (outside)
windshield and wheel well areas.

I won't even hazard a guess (as to the problem--if any) but it seems maybe a
common thing based on the number of experiences reported thus far.

Mike Veglia
87 5kcstq