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: the smell of diesel


adam
03-04-2004, 12:52 AM
should you ever smell it inside the cab, with the windows closed of course. should you smell it around the front of the truck after the truck in warmed up and running?

a64pilot
03-04-2004, 07:22 AM
Burned diesel sometimes,but rarely. Raw diesel,never.

McRat
03-04-2004, 09:08 AM
Mine doesn't at all. Only when I refuel do I smell diesel.


Look for a thread in here about a possible venting problem with the cabs. In the title of the thread is "Crewcab" I think. The thread is only a few days old.

rickles04
03-04-2004, 09:49 AM
MINE JUST SMELLS LIKE A OLD HAMBURGER

Bronco
03-04-2004, 11:52 AM
Always smell it at stop lights when there is a light tail wind? Even with her closed up? Not bad though. Do the extended cabs have the pressure valve in the cab?

John R
03-04-2004, 12:10 PM
Always smell it at stop lights when there is a light tail wind? Even with her closed up? Not bad though. Do the extended cabs have the pressure valve in the cab?





All the cab configurations have the vents in the rear of the cab

CMC-GMC
03-04-2004, 12:59 PM
Only when the HVAC is not running in recirculating mode and the wind is just right. Then I get a tiny bit of burnt fuel smell. But everything has to be just right.


cmc

Frank Blum
03-04-2004, 09:27 PM
I had a little diesel smell a couple times. I could only smell it when I pulled in the garage and shut the engine off. It was coming out of the engine vent line on the front right side of the engine. Later! Frank

noproblem
03-04-2004, 09:43 PM
I love the smell so I would not complain.

Duallyvette
03-05-2004, 12:23 AM
My 2001 D/A smelled like diesel fuel. The service advisor just blew me off. I added this complaint to the list each time I took it in. I finally printed up a list of problems with detailed descriptions of my problems. The written word is powerful, and looses nothing as it is passed from advisor to mechanic. I got GREAT service. They finally found a small leak at a fuel injector. They broke a fuel line trying to fix it. It took several days, but the problem was fixed.