TheBobmanNH
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- 2001
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OK, to be brief - inherited a '93 Ranger with a bunch of problems, one of which was a godawful smell. It got wet, so there was mold, plus years of smoking, plus other things.
Took out the headliner, am replacing the seats, and cleaned the carpet as good as it can be cleaned (may replace it), so it smells... BETTER if not good.
Took it out Saturday to pick up some stuff at the Home Depot, and it was cold, so on the way home I threw on the heater. As soon as it warmed up, we noticed a smell... that had us retching. I HAVE to assume it's a dead animal - it smelled a lot like when you have a dead mouse rotting in the walls of your house or something, if anyone's had that pleasure.
SO. My questions are
- if there WERE an animal somewhere, where would it be? Given the smell came out the vents only when I turned the heater on, could it be in the heater core? I don't know how big that space is (though I did read elsewhere on the forums that it's a relatively easy thing to remove).
- Any other thoughts on where this smell could come from?
Thanks all.
Took out the headliner, am replacing the seats, and cleaned the carpet as good as it can be cleaned (may replace it), so it smells... BETTER if not good.
Took it out Saturday to pick up some stuff at the Home Depot, and it was cold, so on the way home I threw on the heater. As soon as it warmed up, we noticed a smell... that had us retching. I HAVE to assume it's a dead animal - it smelled a lot like when you have a dead mouse rotting in the walls of your house or something, if anyone's had that pleasure.
SO. My questions are
- if there WERE an animal somewhere, where would it be? Given the smell came out the vents only when I turned the heater on, could it be in the heater core? I don't know how big that space is (though I did read elsewhere on the forums that it's a relatively easy thing to remove).
- Any other thoughts on where this smell could come from?
Thanks all.