SnoMan

On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:53:59 -0600, "Ben in TN"
<sea-doo@wolfplayer.us> wrote:

>> Sounds like you have a pin hole leak in your heater core, which resides
>> inside the passenger compartment under the dash.
>> That is generally the only way that pretty strong smell of anti-freeze
>> will be in the passenger compartment with you...
>
>I'm afraid the smell is coming from outside the vehicle. Like when my wife
>has just started the Excursion as walked around it. I just had her start it
>while I was back at the exhaust and there is the slight sweet smell. Very
>slight but, i'm fairly sure it smells like coolant. So I'm not sure what
>I'm going to do next.
>
>Ben
>


Are you loosing coolant? Also does oil look okay and has the engine
been hot? Something you can do while you sort this out is to install a
lower pressure radiator cap. I have been running them for years and I
have do had any problem for them and they extend hose life and when a
leak happens, it is a lot less agressive.