Classic car fumes

[roachy]

Hi everyone  went cruising on weekend, clocked up couple hundred miles plenty of freeway cruising only issue was the wife complained of a headache and the smell of fumes on her clothes by the end of the day other than that she went like a dream.
Mmmmm should have windows down more , but was bit cool
Guessing fumes maybe from crank case breather pipe on the old grey and perfectly normal experience on the long runs
Cheers living the dream Roachy

[mcl1959]

Car should not smell excessively of fumes, check for open holes on the firewall or floor. Even a bolt hole can let in a lot of engine bay gasses

Ken

[collecta]

Hi Roachy, Check holes from boot area also eg: rust in lower quarters, boot floor and boot lid seal. Sounds like your sucking exhaust fumes through the back seat when window is opened even slightly.
cheers
Scott

[weddo]

Funny Story almost:
years (many years) ago I had an FJ Panel van that we used to go surfing and it fumed terribly. So I hooked a hose on the breather pipe and ran it back under the car past the drivers door. We decided to head of to the beach with a few of my mates with the tailgate up, as you do. The mates in the back got quieter and quieter untill I realized I was gassing them. Cut the trip short, shut the tailgate and had to rebuild the motor before any one would ride with me again.

regards

Weddo