squeekyM
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Tonight on my way home my cab filled with smoke VERY quickly as soon as I turned the heater on. Anyone ever had this happen to them?
I started the truck, let it warm up for about 2 minutes then took off. As soon as I started it I set the HEAT to HOT, but left the vents selector at OFF. After driving for about 10 minutes, I pushed the selector to heat and immidiately smell something burning....the cab started filling with smoke. I thought the truck was a goner....I quickly pulled to the shoulder, shut off the truck, jumped out and very quickly walked away. Needless to say, the truck didnt fry.... after about 10 minutes of letting it sit, I jumped back and turned off the heater, and drove off without any issues.
A few months ago during summer, I noticed a similar smell when turning on the A/C; I thought it was just from letting the truck sit for weeks without running it, maybe something was growing in the vents??? We today that smell became very strong and was followed by smoke. I am curious if anyone else has dealt with this before? How should I trouble shoot this without burning my truck to the ground?? Thanks in advance.
BTW my truck is a 1986 F250 4x4 w/t-19
I started the truck, let it warm up for about 2 minutes then took off. As soon as I started it I set the HEAT to HOT, but left the vents selector at OFF. After driving for about 10 minutes, I pushed the selector to heat and immidiately smell something burning....the cab started filling with smoke. I thought the truck was a goner....I quickly pulled to the shoulder, shut off the truck, jumped out and very quickly walked away. Needless to say, the truck didnt fry.... after about 10 minutes of letting it sit, I jumped back and turned off the heater, and drove off without any issues.
A few months ago during summer, I noticed a similar smell when turning on the A/C; I thought it was just from letting the truck sit for weeks without running it, maybe something was growing in the vents??? We today that smell became very strong and was followed by smoke. I am curious if anyone else has dealt with this before? How should I trouble shoot this without burning my truck to the ground?? Thanks in advance.
BTW my truck is a 1986 F250 4x4 w/t-19