I fixed mine by coating the trunk seal with Vaseline. Every once in awhile
it starts stinking again and I just recoat it -- problem solved.
Mike Munson
Atlanta
73 6
80 8
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary & Natalie Erbse" <ncbucki@worldnet.att.net>
To: "6 Pack Digest" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 7:40 PM
Subject: I've got that same smell.
> My '71 has the same oder. It has been there since I purchased the car back
in
> '91. It smells like heavy exhaust fumes. I really hate to carry anything
in
> the trunk, especially clothes. These are the things I've tried to no
sucess.
> 1. New exhaust system.
> 2. Sealed all the holes in the floor and sides of the trunk.
> 3. Scrubbed out the trunk and painted the interior.
> 4. Purchased all new trunk interior liners.
> 5. Disconnected the fuel canister system (totally removed).
> 6. Sealed the exhaust system with exhaust sealer at the joints.
> All this and the smell is as strong as ever. I will check out the trunk
seal
> but I have my doubts on this one. Hey, at this point, I am willing to try
> anything. Last week, we filled the trunk with grocries and drove just
seven
> miles. The smell got into the bags so bad, I hurried putting the grocries
away
> so the bags could be thrown out. I would really like to fix this terrible
> smelly problem. Gary
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