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Burning plastic smelll on Hard excell....

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Old May 10, 2010 | 08:40 AM
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Default Burning plastic smelll on Hard excell....

New 2010 ram with the Hemi. I have about 3900 miles on it. I gave the truck a full pedal punch and noticed a burning plastic smell right afterward. I did this again about a week later and noticed the same thing. I could actually smell it at the tailpipes after I parked the truck and was trying to locate the smell.

Any help on this one?
 
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Old May 10, 2010 | 09:32 AM
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Was there smoke coming from the wheel wells, and a loud screeching sound while you were accellerating like this?

I wonder if you just got the pipes a little hotter, and they're still burning off some coating? I've only got 300 on mine, and after I drive it and park it, in the garage I can smell something similar. Had the same smell for a while after I put a new exhaust header on the Jeep. Not sure what's on the metal, or if it's just the metal itself. Although, I'd think at 3900 that would be gone by now...
 
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Old May 10, 2010 | 02:06 PM
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The smell won't be gone until after a few full throttle runs... Mine was the exact same way, its just the new burning off it....
 
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Old May 8, 2021 | 12:32 PM
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Yeah I smelled it last night it’s going to the dealership next week for an oil change and to replace the grill. I and Gonna tell them about it if it still smells. Thank you guys.
 
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