1998 GMC Jimmy "bad odor coming car battery" Questions

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...rubber odor coming from under the hood after driving be caused by a bad battery, power stearing pump going bad, or could it have something to do with the front breaks? Help Insufficient ...

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...smoke started coming out of my steering wheel...bad burning odor...and when i turned ignition off my headlights would not go out had to disconnect my battery a wire could be grounding to ...

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...odor is coming on when I start my Ford expedition 2010 eddie bauer . It is just when I turn on the engine and start driving. The fumes are giving me a headache. I called my dealer and said battery ...

odor when over charged like a bad match and fart smell its horrible and hard to describe but if nottake nitice to your vent pipes on the roof make sure they extend all the wat to the top of the covers

...bad and it is not turning freely when the serpentine belt trys to turn it. because of this the belt is slipping on the alternator pulley and causing it to burn. thats why you are getting the smoke in ...

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...odor when it won't start? May be one or more stuck-open injectors, or the coil pack is bad. Checking these in the order listed will more than likely fix your problem. The clicking noise indicates ...

bad connection there will cause whole system to function less than optimum. in the cooling system one component you don't mention replacing is the heater core. you say the coolant is not on the ground

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...odor similar to hot wire (electrical) burning so I am reluctant to continue trying to start engine. Also, there is a drain on the battery as if something is drawing power from it. One more thing to ...

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...odor or nothing at all, then there is a fuel problem. Unless the brain is bad, (most likely it isn't,) there isn't much in common between the fuel system and the ignition system. The brain receives ...

odor as fresh gasoline. It may also contain solid sediments that can clog carburetors or fuel injectors.If your fuel is degraded, change the fuel filter, drain the tank, and try again with fresh fuel.

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