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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 03:36 PM
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I drive a 1988 5.0 but it smells bad monoxide when driving with the windows down. Actually you can finish with your eyes irritated after a long trip. Weird thing is that the engine is running good, no smoke at all, recently tuned-up. Some one knows what should i fix? some on told me that it issomething in the exhaust, is that true?
Old Jul 3, 2008 | 05:23 PM
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CO is odorless, so you're smelling general exhaust gases, which may contain some CO. Prolly has an exhaust leak.
Old Jul 6, 2008 | 05:19 AM
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With another person, run car and hold
clean rag against exhaust. Have other
person look under the car for a leak.
Probably is on muffler, or a joint clamp.

If you can smell it it is probably big.

It is also UNSAFE
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