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Pardon the trivia.....but in the last part of Waynes rebuild book, he mentions "a sulfur smell" that occurs as the motor begins it's break-in.
The smell is apparently due to the piston rings facing the fire of combustion for the first time. I was skeptical about this. I didn't remember this smell coming from a new engine before. Sure enough though, the 'Bomber's new Mahle P & C's *did* emit a very strong odor of sulfur. And the garage still has the smell, almost a week later!
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Some machining oils/coolant fluids contain sulfur; machining oil impregnated into the surface of the P&C's and associated parts may be the source of the sulfur smell during engine break in. Cheers, Jim
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monolithiumdiSULFIED. scrambled or over easy.
the battery gives the same long lasting stench. some materials in new cats. give an egg smell also.
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