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Date:         Mon, 30 Dec 2013 12:29:37 -0600
Reply-To:     JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Sulfur smell on acceleration
Comments: To: "Sondergaard, Arlene" <asonder@USGS.GOV>
In-Reply-To:  <CALgyD+CbKdvw6sJAap=SrLZXxiuuvAFcarvvu2Mrb1FjPHiShg@mail.gmail.com>
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It would be the catalytic converter. But why you are getting that smell in the van is a different matter. Can't help - don't have a Westy - but maybe some of the other Volks will know.

John

On 12/30/2013 12:14 PM, Sondergaard, Arlene wrote: > My 1987 Wolfsburg weekender has started to smell like sulfur > in the passenger area when I accelerate. > I got a new battery yesterday because I thought It was causing the smell. > The battery tech says not. He says its the emission control on the engine. > If this is true, is it bad for the van? > Shall I be saving up for another catalytic converter? > > Thanks, > > -- > Arlene Sondergaard > CVO Sediment Lab > 1300 SE Cardinal Court, Suite 100 > Vancouver, WA 98683 > 360-993-8943 > asonder@usgs.gov >


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