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Open Roads Forum  >  Dinghy Towing  > Burnt smell This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next jzkbbi • View posts Chicago Senior Member Joined: 06/10/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/20/05 04:25pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We took our first trip pulling the toad this weekend. When we got there, the inside of the toad has this burnt smell to it. The smell was there before starting up the toad. The longer I pulled, the worse the smell got. It is a 2000 Kia Sportage. I put the transfer case in nuetral and the trans in nuetral. Am I cooking some of the trans fluid? Or some diffrential fluid? Toad drove fine after we got there. Any ideas? Thanks. 2004 Mandalay 40B 1994 Gulfstream Tourmaster nelson • View posts Clio,Mi USA Senior Member Joined: 07/01/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 02/20/05 04:29pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator If you take out you Trans. dip stick and smell the fluid it should not smell burnt or be brown. Make sure your brakes are not hanging up. 2002 Damon Challenger 348 Ford V10 Blue Ox Auto Stop and Aventa II Tow Bar 2001 Ford Sport Trac with Remco Driveshaft Disconnect old jeeper • View posts everett,wa Senior Member Joined: 05/05/2004 View Profile Posted: 02/20/05 04:38pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator If your pulling with a dp ,both my inlaws and mine leave asmell in are tow rigs.They have the smell for up to 2 weeks cause they tow over 2000 mi at atime 2005 Mandalay 40E /quads slides 350 cat Frieghtliner chassie,[ 98 Jeep TJ lock and loaded retired]2005 TJ Unlimited Rubicon Lock and loaded and a 2002 Durango R/T So many toys and time to play with them. Note: Due to invalid formatting, all formatting has been ignored. Warren&Karen • View posts Austin, Texas Senior Member Joined: 05/25/2004 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/20/05 04:48pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator jzkbbi -- Just a thought -- my wrangler is towed transfer case in nuetral and auto transmission in park. Double-check Kia recommendations. Karen and Warren "Counting the days 'til retirement" Sophie and Sam, our two Yorkies. Austin, Texas is home. Also, look for us at our getaway in Rockport, on the Texas Coast. 2003 38GH model Tiffin Phaeton dicknellen • View posts Northern Nevada, USA Senior Member Joined: 09/28/2004 View Profile Posted: 02/20/05 08:24pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Is it manual or auto transmission? Only manual can be towed 4 down without mods according to 2000 MH towing guide. Regards, Dick Milo006 • View posts Farmington, NM Senior Member Joined: 10/24/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 02/21/05 07:14am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator The smell could be all of the road dirt, rubber etc., attached to the manifold and exhaust system during the tow. Mine usally has that burnt rubber smell for a short period after I tow it. I think that it is common with a towed vehicle. Milo and Di 2004 Georgetown XL 370 Ford V-10 2005 Chevy Colorado 4x4 Crew Cab towed vehicle 2manytoyz • View posts Central FL Senior Member Joined: 06/16/2002 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/21/05 07:57am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Have the brakes checked out. I suspect a pad might be dragging. I've seen a tow truck pull a vehicle before without releasing the parking brake. Oooh, that really has a burnt smell! Robert Cocoa, FL 2007 Rockwood TT 2502 Equalizer Hitch Prodigy Brake Controller 2005 Nissan Xterra 2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Yamaha EF2400iS http://www.2manytoyz.com/ 2cyber71 • View posts Pennsylvania Senior Member Joined: 11/21/2003 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Posted: 02/21/05 09:53am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Do you use a Supplemental Braking System???...They seem to slam the brakes when they engage....On the brake buddy I suggest lower the pressure some...I lowerd mine to 45 lbs instead of the 55 lbs that brake buddy recommended.....the brakes aren't slammed as hard. cyber 2007 Itasca Ellipse 40FD, Cummins 400 ISL jzkbbi • View posts Chicago Senior Member Joined: 06/10/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/21/05 11:23am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I have not yet installed my braking system. The car is only 3000lbs. The smell was not an overheated brake smell. And I didn't leave on the parking brake either!!! Thanks. Houndawg • View posts Milpitas, CA 95035 Senior Member Joined: 04/30/2003 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 03/05/05 08:38am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We get the same odor. In our case it is a collection of highway that collects on the front of the toad and on the undercarriage, plus the diesel film that collects from the coach exhaust. The catalytic converters get really hot and burn off the road grime and that's most likely what you smell. I have two toads, and they both stink for about a day after towing. This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Dinghy Towing  > Burnt smell

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