Seems there must be some solution. If this was happening with new cars I'm
sure they would have been blasted by car magazines that tested them.
In a message dated 10/23/2010 7:06:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
michael.s.king@gmail.com writes:
I have this problem in my alpines and tigers, i think the exhuast gasses
get sucked back though the boot (trunk) area.. if you have a MKIA open the
fresh air vents that helps.. but either way.. seems a comon issue to all
older cars.. hey.. what about the fuel smell from the engine bay... with
windows up and vents closed with the roof on i think i could almost pass out
with that mix.. i guess roof down is the best way.. otherwise try and get
fresh air in ( windows slightly cranked hardtop indows proped open or scuttle
vents open.. i have no solutitons to offer nothing i have tried has worked.
On 24 October 2010 08:31, Owain Lloyd <_owain.lloyd@gmail.com_
(mailto:owain.lloyd@gmail.com) > wrote:
I have a bit of that too with the soft top up. drives my wife nuts.
it's ok in the drivers seat oddly but not in the passenger seat. my
solution is wind the window down fully. not sure if helps much
though.
On Saturday, October 23, 2010, <_CoolVT@aol.com_ (mailto:CoolVT@aol.com) >
wrote:
> Had my top up for the first time in about 3 years the other day. With
the
> top up I've always had an exhaust smell in the car. I haven't had the
> hard top on for about 10 yrs., but I think I had the same problem with
that.
> So, what's the consensus of the cause? There are no exhaust leaks and
the
> tail pipe ends go just about to the edge of the bumper. The trunk lid
has
> the original rubber which isn't torn, but probably doesn't seal that
well.
> I figure the smell has to be coming in under the trunk lid, around the
> bottom of the soft top or in through the windows that don't fit all that
tight.
> Years ago I actually sealed the area pretty well between the trunk and
the
> interior of the cars...removed the floppy piece of vinyl and put in
thin
> plywood covered with carpet. Also used fiberglass insulation and sealed
all
> the cracks. That didn't seem to help much. So, at that time my theory
was
> the smell must be coming in around the bottom of the top or around the
> windows.
> Do these things build up some kind of negative pressure inside the
> passenger compartment?
> Would sure like to get rid of that smell.
> Mark L
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