Funky smell from A/C vents ???
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Hi guys, new here and have some questions regarding a funky smell coming out of the A/C vents.
I get a bad smell when I turn on the A/C and then it goes away, this also happens when I'm not using the A/C or heater. Just driving with the windows down and get into a hill / pull. I know I have a vacuum loss as the flaps directing air flow default to defrost vents when I accelerate or get into a hill.
'98 Ram 1500 Club Cab, 5.2L Auto
It's driving me crazy trying to find the cause(s). I've checked all the lines in the engine compartment, nothing appears/feels brittle, cracked, missing or came loose. Can't find the vacuum resevior to make sure it is OK.
Any suggestions
Thanks
Tim
I get a bad smell when I turn on the A/C and then it goes away, this also happens when I'm not using the A/C or heater. Just driving with the windows down and get into a hill / pull. I know I have a vacuum loss as the flaps directing air flow default to defrost vents when I accelerate or get into a hill.
'98 Ram 1500 Club Cab, 5.2L Auto
It's driving me crazy trying to find the cause(s). I've checked all the lines in the engine compartment, nothing appears/feels brittle, cracked, missing or came loose. Can't find the vacuum resevior to make sure it is OK.
Any suggestions
Thanks
Tim
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Everyone in the above posts is right. I did heating and Air work before joining the military and it is mold and bacteria building up in there. I made a small hole in the airbox that held the air exchanger because on my ford ranger the darn hose was higher than bottom of the airbox. It seemed like they wanted water to build up in there. Crazy.... Anyhow after I made my own drain hole the smell went down 90%
Inside your house this happens also. I used to make a killing sparying down the A-coils in home systems with this special formula we had. People would turn on the AC and the whole house would smell like rotting eggs. Not nice to smell.
Inside your house this happens also. I used to make a killing sparying down the A-coils in home systems with this special formula we had. People would turn on the AC and the whole house would smell like rotting eggs. Not nice to smell.
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