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Smell from engine
57kombi - April 5th, 2005 at 03:15 PM

Driving my bus home from PMGBUS's house in the hills and when I got a couple of k's from home I noticed a funny smell, a bit like sulpher, as though I had a catalytic converter.
What is this smell.
It definatly came from in the engine bay,
Anyone have any ideas.
It also happened the lasrt time I drove it a couple of days ago.

Its got new oil about 250ks ago.at the same time the valves were also done.
Only started to smell the last couple of days, and it seems to happen after a run for an hour.?????

Cheers
Dave

MikeM - April 5th, 2005 at 03:19 PM

Could be the coil. If you run a coil that is meant to have a dropping resistor without a resistor it will over charge. They smell like sulphur when they are getting over charged.

Or it could be your voltage regulator overcharging the battery. Check the charging voltage of your system.

57kombi - April 5th, 2005 at 03:27 PM

I am using a new GT coil.New 009, New battery etc,
I will check the battery.

Cheers
Dave

MikeM - April 5th, 2005 at 03:33 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by 57kombi
I am using a new GT coil.


GT Coils come in both types, I think it "GT t" and "GT tr" or something. One requires a resistor and the other one is designed to run without a resitor.

57kombi - April 5th, 2005 at 03:47 PM

Would it be the coil as I have done about 1500kms on it and the smell has only started the past couple of days???

Cheers
Dave

GL1972 - April 5th, 2005 at 04:03 PM

Not leaking battery acid?

57kombi - April 5th, 2005 at 05:37 PM

Not leaking acid.

Cheers
Dave

Bizarre - April 5th, 2005 at 09:13 PM

not leaking but bubbling???

Spook spotted this (or similar) smell thing a while ago.
Apparently the batteries in busses have been know too explode and spray hydo chloro every where.

Just do us a fav an have a smell around your battery

Would HATE to hear there was an acid rain :thumb

akean1 - April 5th, 2005 at 10:12 PM

i was charging a battery with 3 dry cells, made a really strong smell, killed the battery:mad:

57kombi - April 6th, 2005 at 04:59 PM

Problem solved.

It was the regulator.
It had packed in and was giving over 18volts to the battery while driving.
Fitted a new one $35 and its running great.

Cheers
Dave