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**CopperTop[_19_]** · November 9th 11, 01:44 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.chrysler

wrote in news:hknjb7l5590ancdfqkl30b4v8c1focuj1l@
4ax.com:

> I have an original '01 PT LTD. Unfortunately I had to leave it stored
> outdoors for over 4 months. Now that its back in service I noticed
> that some critters may have set up house under the hood. I blew out
> all the nuts, leaves, etc that I could see, but when driving there is
> an acrid smell eminating from the vents. At first it smelled like
> burnt leaves(which it could have been if some had been lodged on the
> manifold), but the smell is more of a "sour" one. Also, I don't think
> there is a cabin air filter on this model.
>
> Has anyone any ideas as to how one might rid the car of this smell
> without having to rip it to the bones (which is not going to happen).
>
> Thanks all.
>

The '01's did not have a filter. I've always used Lysol Disinfectant
spray. Crank the heater up and stand outside and spray the Lysol into
the vents at the base of the windshield. There are companies that do
this stuff with more potent chemicals but it's worth a shot at first
with a $4 can of Lysol.