UPDATE in Thread and OP. Burning eyes, really bad smell, and hard to breath

I do have insurance on mine that would cover...if it was theft. But this is just worn out.

Ouch! $5K!

I am praying mine is a simple gasket or even a bag. I will find out if they can get me in tomorrow. At least the camper is able to stay where it is and the family can spend the day here while I am at the shop.

 

Let us know how it turns out.
Hopefully, it is something simple and easily repairable.

Good luck...

 

Will do. Thank you all. Tomorrow is the day to find out. Hopefully an easy fix and on the road before 11 AM. Going to try and get in at 8 AM.

 

It’s also possible you have grease or oil or something slung onto the exhaust and that’s burning off. Something like a torn CV boot or an oil leak would do that. Also, a missing heat shield…

so you might get lucky and it might be simple

 

With the floorboards getting hot, I would lean toward a clogged cat or muffler. Hope it’s the latter and not the former. Much cheaper.

But like @ZappBrannigan mentioned, my first thought was a fluid leak on the exhaust. Cam tower leaks are common, but are typically just a weep. They can turn in to a drip, though, and it drips right on the exhaust manifold and manifold heat shields. If oil is leaking on the exhaust manifold, the passenger side is right below the air intake for the HVAC and you would get a strong odor in the cabin. Anytime I’ve spilled a little oil filling up the engine after an oil change, I’ve smelled the oil burning off on the next drive.

 

Sorry to hear of the situation, very curious where it’s coming from

 

Well?

“tomorrow” has come and gone, we demand resolution!

 

Now “the day after tomorrow”
Maybe they were too embarrassed to say that it was a baby diaper lost in the backseat…haha

 

Did a squirrel stash a bunch of acorns on the exhaust manifold?

 

Or a bad can of .

 

Is there any point in a can of spam's life at which it smells... good..?

 

True.....very true! Any "meat" that holds its shape when dumped out of a can is not something I want to eat.

 

Just let us know where the truck will be parked tonight.

 

Sigh… growing up in Hawaii will make you appreciate the smell of Spam.

 

Gross!

 

Spam nigiri. Yum.

 

Lol. I'm from the south....I will not confirm nor deny trying it. I can confirm that I won't eat it.

 

Spam Musubi is a damned delicacy.

 

Spam, eggs and rice is a “traditional” breakfast in Hawaii.

 

After all that fat, you will shit. Plan your late morning tasks accordingly.

With that said, that does sound like a perfect hangover breakfast.

 

You guys are making me a bit nauseated. All this talk of aromatic mystery meat in a can. What's next? We gonna start sharing carrion recipes? Canned carrion? Pickled carrion? Carrion Musabi nigiri sashimi? I know there are some New Englanders on the site... maybe even upstate new yorkers...

 

I found it tastes better in Hawaii than at home...

 

Cmon OP
What’s the story with the smell? The anticipation is killing me

 

Patience is wearing thin…Let’s hear it!

 

This reminds me of family road trips where the “exhaust” issue in the vehicle had everything to do with the occupants rather than the vehicle.

Watching for an update…

 

I hope it wasn’t an exhaust leak into the cabin and OP is in a coma or something.