It sounds like an exhaust leak. You're getting carbon monoxide (CO) in the
cab. GET IT FIXED NOW. CO is colorless and odorless. It attaches to the red
blood cells and doesn't allow oxygen to be transported in your body. First it
puts you to sleep then it kills you. See the discussion about the bad
accident.
Doug Fedeli
fdedip@whale-mail.com wrote:
> OK, 1st off, I'm real lazy, and haven't tightened the bolts on my
> headers. I tried to once, but couldn't reach them, so I decided to
> buy more tools, which I haven't done yet.
> Now, what I want to know is, could exhaust gas leaking around the
> bolts be getting into the cab of the Dak?
> I drove to the coast today (about 2 1/2 hr drive), and by the time I
> got there, I had a fierce headache. Then, on the way back, the
> headache returned, and I got very drowsy. Almost ran off the road,
> which I never do. So I turned the heater off, and rolled the window
> down about 1/4 (despite heavy rain), to get fresh air in the cab, and
> that woke me up. My dog didn't seem to be bothered, but then, he
> wouldn't tell me if he had a headache. ;)
> It occurs to me that I've been getting drowsy on the longer drives
> for the past few days.
>
> Flip
>
> BTW, now that the headers have been on for a week, I've lost bottom
> end. Which is ok, because I CAN shift down.
>
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