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      04-25-2013, 11:15 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by WAMz4 View Post
Mine wasn't such a mystery, I ran over a plastic grocery bag that got wrapped up in the front passenger side brake shield and caliper. Even after pulling off as much as I could reach I had a burning plastic melting smell when I parked in the garage and when i turned on the heater, it would pull that smell straight into the cabin. It took several weeks to burn completely off.
What I suggested in post #10 only on the muffler. OP never confirmed whether he looked for this or not.
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