i had a similar problem with antifreeze (burnt smell, no visible leak). it
turned out to be the heater hoses, which were dripping, but being burnt up.
have those hoses checked.
also, have you noticed any spray pattern in the engine bay (like antifreeze
being splattered all over the place)? if you have seen some (even if not
much), you may have a cracked bypass hose (i've had that replaced too!).
Gabriel Couriel
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of Brian
Fitchett
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 8:22 AM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: truck issues-antifreeze smell
I noticed the sweet smell of burnt antifreeze after i got home today. i
looked for any obvious leaks and didnt see any. i topped off the
antifreeze and changed the belt since it was cracked and i was under the
hood anyways. couple of things that i noticed... there were some burn
marks around the pulley that has the fan attached (i dont know exactly
what it is called, i am a chemist not a mechanic) like the belt had been
skidding aginst the mount there and i also noticed that the fan doesnt
spin freely (if it isnt supposed to, disregard that comment but let me
know!). so i got the belt on and retensioned, started it up and smoke
starts coming from the aforementioned pulley, figure that cant be
good.... any ideas about what the problem may be and what the sweetly
sickening smell of antifreeze can indicate and how to fix this.
Thanks
Brian
Black 98 CC V6
SLC, UT
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