Burning Smell When Heat Is On

soccerchic2143 · January 23rd, 2007, 08:44 PM

my heat as been working fine but just today when i turned my heat on there was burning smell coming out and im sure it is the heat b/c when i turn it off it goes away....any ideas to what is wrong?

TurboLX · January 25th, 2007, 09:09 AM

what does it smell like?

soccerchic2143 · January 28th, 2007, 04:35 PM

i dont know how to describe the smell...it just smells like something is burning, it stopped smelling for now though.

TurboLX · January 30th, 2007, 03:50 PM

my guess is that there could be antifreeze leaking from your heater core and making that burning smell, which could result in a heater core change

fordboy4rd · February 3rd, 2007, 06:44 PM

sometimes if u havent had ur heater on for a long time it might smell weird for a bit.. but yeah it could be what the guy said

January 23rd, 2007, 08:44 PM	#1
soccerchic2143 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8	Burning Smell When Heat Is On my heat as been working fine but just today when i turned my heat on there was burning smell coming out and im sure it is the heat b/c when i turn it off it goes away....any ideas to what is wrong?

January 25th, 2007, 09:09 AM	#2
TurboLX IT'S TURBO TIME 1990 Mustang LX Turbo Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY Posts: 8,643	what does it smell like? __________________ *Put up, Shut up, Line Up And Get Beat Up!!!*

January 30th, 2007, 03:50 PM	#4
TurboLX IT'S TURBO TIME 1990 Mustang LX Turbo Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY Posts: 8,643	my guess is that there could be antifreeze leaking from your heater core and making that burning smell, which could result in a heater core change __________________ *Put up, Shut up, Line Up And Get Beat Up!!!*

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January 28th, 2007, 04:35 PM	#3
soccerchic2143 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8	i dont know how to describe the smell...it just smells like something is burning, it stopped smelling for now though.

February 3rd, 2007, 06:44 PM	#5
fordboy4rd Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 114	sometimes if u havent had ur heater on for a long time it might smell weird for a bit.. but yeah it could be what the guy said

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