RE: smelly a/c vents

["Yui, Stephen" <SXYUI@comdisco.com>]

I believe this is condensation building up in the in the ducts from the A/C.
 It might help to switch off the A/C and recirculating air and just run
fresh air for a minute or two to dry out the vents so you don't get that
musty smell/odor.

HTH,
Steve
'99 Wolfsburg
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|From: MRobT
|To: jettaglx
|Subject: smelly a/c vents
|Date: Sunday, September 13, 1998 11:35PM
|
|hey guys-
|This is kinda' an odd question, but I've noticed that when ever I turn the
a/c
|on in my 97 glx, there is a strange smell in the car for the first few
|seconds.  The smell is worse when I don't have the a/c on; when I have the
fan
|on without a/c.  It is kind of a sweet smell, it kind of smells like engine
|coolant, but I don't know what it is...
|
|Has anyone else noticed this?  Does it have something to do with the cfc
free
|a/c or is it something I should worry about?  If there is a problem, I'd
like
|to get it taken care of before the warantee period ends.  TIA
|
|ROB
|'97 GLX
|met. green/beige leather
|DEI keyless entry
|Pioneer/JBL/Infinity/Hifonix/Phoenix Gold sound system
|