> I've recently noticed that in the middle of long and
> hard charge up steep mountain grades I get a strange
> smell in the cockpit. I'm not talking about the
> occasional hill on the interstate but where you go for
> an extended period in 3rd gear or so.
>
> I thought that it might be oil finding it's way onto
> the exhaust but it's a kind of a rubber meets
> electrical burning thing. It's strange and worrysome.
In addition to the swinging wire, be sure to check along the exhaust system.
Near the back, it gets a lot hotter under the conditions you describe. And very
possibly might be overheating, if your engine is running a bit lean at WOT for
some reason. Hot undercoating smells a bit like you describe.
Randall
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