RE: IML: Smoke on the Dashboard

["Dick Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx>]

If the odor was slightly sweet, you have a leaking heater core, and what you
thought was smoke was vapor from the anti-freeze coming out of the defroster
vents.  You didn't have to have the heater on to cause this, there is still
some coolant in the core even when the heater/defroster is off.  

Unless you smelled the characteristic odor of burning plastic that we all
associate with an electrical problem, I'd relax about this problem for now.
But you will need to see to this problem before you cause a rust out problem
by soaking your carpet under the dash.   Temporarily, you can disconnect and
block off the heater hoses from the firewall - this will stop the leak until
you can get your heater core rebuilt.

Dick Benjamin

-----Original Message-----
From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris "Creesto"
Lynch
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 8:17 AM
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: IML: Smoke on the Dashboard

Guys, I'm a little freaked out here. As I wrote a few days ago, I've been
driving my '66 Coupe even though the tranny is slipping a bit, because my
daily beater is down, and I want my '66 to be my daily driver. This morning,
driving to work, I noticed faint smoke collecting between the dash and the
windshield on the passenger side. Although it was cold enough to see my
breath, I was driving with only the radio on: no heater, no lights. The
smoke had a faint smell; so faint I could not tell if it was from rubber or
electrical wiring. After I parked, I put my hand up under the dash as far as
I could, but detected no heat or other signs of trouble. I popped the hood
and all was well. WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON?? If my wiring harness melts or
the engine catches fire I'm in deep doo-doo. Anyone had similar experiences?



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