With the top up and a window cracked, a slight vacuum is produced inside the cabin and this tends to suck air from the trunk area. If you open both windows wide open, or have them both shut, you shouldn't smell any fumes. One 'cure' is to get the down-curved exhaust tip which sent the exhaust toward the ground - which I never implemented on my '86 Spider.
Do you think that the smell is more akin to gasoline rather than exhaust? If so, then check all your fuel hoses (in fact just replace them all since they are quite old by now), the vapor recovery system, and the fuel gauge sender gasket (located on top of the tank). Bruce '73 GTV Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:56:57 -0400 > From: Kevin Redden <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [alfa] exhaust fumes > > My 86 tends to do this as well. I find if I leave the vent control > halfway between the top and the bottom I don't smell the exhaust > anymore. I've checked for leaks but have never found any, put in a new > trunk seal, looked for holes or bad grommets between the trunk and > passenger compartment and haven't found any so I gave up and just use > the vent control. If you figure it out please let me know! > > Regards, > Kevin > 86 Spider Veloce > 87 Milano Verde > 88 Milano Platinum (about to be parted out) > www.alfamilano.com > > Gabriel Forzano wrote: > > Hello To All, > > I live in South Florida and rarely find it necessary to have the > > top of my > > 86 Spider up, but during this recent cold spell it has been up and > > I've > > noticed a lot of fumes leaking into the passenger compartment. I've have > > a > > new truck seal(I understand they are a problem at times) but the fumes > still > > get in..... The car has a straight pipe out the rear and I'm wondering > if > > that could be the problem since I've since quite a few pipes that curve > > towards the pavement (although they don't look as nice).. I'm wondering > if > > anyone has installed the downward facing pipe and if it solves this > problem? -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
