Dan Ray wrote:
>
> Well, an eventful weekend so far (a long one for me).
> Took the B for its first cross country drive with the SO. It turned out to
> be a little too chilly for her and it messed up her hair....ahhh well, she
> was smiling as she shivered and complained. Took a cruise around the entire
> Ft. Knox military reservation, zooming past the leaf barren, muddy landscape
> made me really look forward to full bloom and warm breezes here in Kentucky!
> The looks and waves were fun, its been a while. The kids seem to love this
> car the most!
> The heater helped keep the toes toasty at least, but I started to get that
> "wire/plastic-burning" smell only on hard uphill climbs at about 55 mph or
> faster...turned the fan switch off and no more smell...hmmmm. Any ideas?
> Dan
> '73 B
Sounds more like the heater fan sucking in the smell from somewhere else rather
than
the fan circuit itself, unless the uphill angle is causing a short. Try
parking it
on such a hill with the engine running and going for a sniff.
PaulH.
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