Hello kindly folks, I got a problem. There is this smell that comes and goes. At first i though that it was gasoline so I checked for a leaky gas tank/lines, but there was no leak and I realized last night that it isn't exactly gasoline smelling either. It typically comes from the rear of the vehicle, often when it hasn't been driven in a few days, but sometimes after driving. However I have smelled it up front a few times when I was driving as well. Usually its very mild but last night it was so strong that i couldn't sleep in the rig. I have sniffed around quite a bit when it has come and it seems to be coming in the heater vent on the inside and from a similar place on the outside. The heater has been broken for years, the fan works but no heat comes out. But I am wondering if there are any fluids in there that would produce a rubbing alcohol like smell. Any ideas?
Much appreciate your help Julie
By the way it's a 1992 Roadtrek on the Dodge Chasis
If it disappears for months your going to have to keep a close watch on what your doing, using, not using and try to figure it out from that. It seems it's in, it's out , front, back, doesn't smell like something that's common.
1995brave wrote: Propane. Since you say the heater has been broken for years, did you cap off the gas line to the heater? Try turning off your propane tank and see if the smell disappears.
I am not sure how to cap the gas line to the heater and i can't afford to just turn off the propane because the smell comes and goes and is sometimes gone for weeks. But more to the point it doesn't smell like propane at all.
Propane. Since you say the heater has been broken for years, did you cap off the gas line to the heater? Try turning off your propane tank and see if the smell disappears.
