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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 06:05 AM
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Well long story short I had to use a fire extinguisher to put out a oil/header fire and ever since it smells a tad like the powder you spray out of the extinguisher whenever i run my a/c or vent.. do I have to use that ODOR killing stuff or is there some way I can blow all that **** out into the cabin or other way around..

was thinking close all the vents and blow into one of them with compressed air with the blend doors open but i dont know
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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 08:39 AM
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i dont know about the vent part. but to get it out of the cabin use smoke eliminator. they sell it at home depot.
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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 10:07 PM
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i dont know about the vent part. but to get it out of the cabin use smoke eliminator. they sell it at home depot.
doesnt smell in the cabin only when i run the vent/ac heat
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 10:58 PM
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they have a kit that cleans out the ventilation system for mold it might work I always use auto febreze but I think your situation is beyond that good luck
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 11:34 AM
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I too have been curious about this....my daily had an engine fire about two months ago, I am about to have it running again but I know it is gonna smell like *** with the AC running due to the smoke. Do you spray that smoke elimator stuff in the cowl where it sucks the fresh air, or in the car and put the vents on re-circulate or what? Thanks for any advice.--Tony
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Old Oct 21, 2007 | 02:47 AM
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spray it where it sucks in the air

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Old Oct 21, 2007 | 02:54 AM
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That **** takes a long time to get rid of, and god does it make a mess. Try the compressed air into the intake for the AC/HEAT
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Gun5
spray it where it sucks in the air

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I've got a strange odor that comes through only when I've got the defroster on. I got a can of BG Frigi-Fresh from work, and plan on using it tomorrow, but where does it "suck in the air"? I'll post back results in a couple days after I've done it, but as it stands now, I don't know where to spray the stuff. Thanks.
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