Same here on my Nickel Plated JBA's...smells for about a week. Normal.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Richard A Pyburn
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 5:56 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Smelly Headers
Had the same smell with my headers for the first few weeks. It's the
gasket, I guess. Nothing touched the headers and nothing got burned.
Annoying smell, though.
Richard in San Antonio
On Tue, 1 May 2001 18:13:06 -0400 "Hugh" <hcatlett@cfl.rr.com> writes:
> Hey Team,
>
> I just finished installing MOPAR Headers on my 98 Dak 5.2L V8.
> Problem is
> that after they heat up they smell like burning rubber. I have
> checked the
> hoses and ignition wires and they are very warm to the touch. I
> imagine
> that this is where the smell is coming from.
>
> The headers are jet-coated (that's not it is it?). I have MSD 8.5mm
> plug
> wires and they should fair well in the warm...
>
> Is it the heater hoses, what can I do to protect them from the
> heat?
>
> TIA
> Hugh
>
>
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