Odd smell from heater

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  1. Sep 27, 2022 #1
    85COE

    85COE Light Load Member

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    I don't have AC on this truck, and it's the old pool knob style controls. If I'm sitting still, and I have the heat going, the closest thing I can describe is the smell is kind of like acetone.


    I looked this up online and it said something about refrigerant. But, as far as I'm aware I don't have AC on this truck

    1985 Volvo white cabover, 300 cummins, straight 9

    Any ideas would be appreciated. Thank you
     
    85COE, Sep 27, 2022
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  3. Sep 27, 2022 #2
    Ridgeline

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    Clean out the mouse house from the heater.

    I have had this happen to me on my jeep, got a few dead mice out of it and the nesting material, it stunk
     
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  4. Sep 27, 2022 #3
    Blu_Ogre

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    MMMMMM Warm aged mouse piss......
     
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  5. Sep 30, 2022 #4
    Magoo1968

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    Check for rodents then empty a can of Lysol into vents let truck sit for a day .. Lysol kills any bacteria in system mostly on heater core or AC condenser if equipped
     
    Magoo1968, Sep 30, 2022
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