E-Series VansTechnical discussion of topics related to vans powered by any of the Navistar engines. This covers a broad number of years, but there isn't enough demand to split it any further.
I recently purchased a 1998 Club Wagon E-350 and the previous owner had a auxillary 45 gallon fuel tank professionally installed under the rear seat that gets filled up by opening the back doors and filling the tank up at a rubber spout and cap inside. It feeds the main tank. The problem is that it is obvious that they have filled it up to fast before and ran it over. The van originally had all rubber floorboard up to the front of the very rear seat and someone installed aftermarket carpet up to there. You can see the original rubber mat when you open the back doors and their is just some loose carpet laying there. The odor was awful when we first got it so I read that bounce dryer sheets would help somewhat so we placed some around the inside rear area of the van and it has helped but it kinda mixes with the diesel smell to make a very strong smell that makes it hard to breathe. Is their anything that would help short of pulling all the carpet and rubber up from the floor and removing the tank? I would rather keep the extra tank if possible but can;t do the smell with wife and kids all over in the back end of it. Any help would be great,thanks.
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there are some powder deodorizers that will take away the smell of diesel. Contact your local fuel oil (home heating oil) dealer and ask if they sell such a product or know where you can get some. I'd sprinkle it around and leave it sit a few days then just vacum it up. You may have to apply it 2-3 times to get rid of all the smell.
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1972 Cadillac Hightop Ambulance by Superior Lucky if I get 10MPG
After reading that i'm still not too clear on how it is set up and how where the diesel smell is actually residing. But... could it be possible to pull whatever is smelling out and just wash it down with a hose and what not, then dry it out and put it back in?
Try tuff stuff, that seems to work well on anything, fabreeze may work as well, i have heard people rave about fabreeze, lol.
Sounds like you have diesel fuel that has gotten under the mat and into the sound/heat insulation. Nothing short of pulling the mat up and cleaning the area well will get it gone. I have had same problem with diesel in the bilge of boats and nothing short of through scrub out would get rid of the lingering odor. No offence meant, but why install a tank that had to be filled from inside the vehicle?
You need OdorGone. I use it to get rid of that fuel oil smell for my customers. I have tons of that stuff, PM me and I'll get some to you. Pinesol also works good with fuel oil.
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You need OdorGone. I use it to get rid of that fuel oil smell for my customers. I have tons of that stuff, PM me and I'll get some to you. Pinesol also works good with fuel oil.
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Thats the stuff I was trying to think of. When I did some temp work for a fuel oil company we wnt on a job where the person had the fuel tank in the basement and it was over filled. It was a huge mess.
__________________ 1991 Ford PL Custom Ambulance Type III 7.3L Diesel. Photo Here Pioneer AM/FM/XM/CD Stereo. Code 3 lightbar, Whelen Strobes and flasher lights. Whelen flood lights on front, rear and sides. There bright enough to turn darkness into daylight. Siren with several tones plus electronic airhorn and PA. Custom 3" exhaust from manifolds back with a Gibson Superflow Muffler [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]. Dual alternators and dual sets of batteries. If I need a jumpstart all I do is push a button. On spot tire chains that install and de-install themselves at the flip of a switch. Also has air compressor on board along with suction unit and O2 system.
1972 Cadillac Hightop Ambulance by Superior Lucky if I get 10MPG
I think I would lose the auxillary tank unless there was a way to put a filler in from the outside. I am wondering if it is even legal (if not insane) to have a tank inside the vehicle like that. But then remember the old days when Pa's truck had the fuel tank behind the seat? If some manufacturer did that today??? No telling!!
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No offence meant, but why install a tank that had to be filled from inside the vehicle?
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Only thing i can think of is maybe they were planning on changing it in the future, or in the future if they wanted to remove the tank without alot of hassel and having to like.. cut the body on the van at all. That's my guess.
i know this sounds crazy---but---put some new coffee on a foam plate, set inside the van on a warm day with the windows closed--removes a lot of odors--may not work for you----
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