Interior odour that would gag a maggot

[Winnie]

i left a packet of cheese in the harley saddlebags once, omfg what a putrid mess after a week in the shed during summer

Sell the bike and buy a new one did you? hahaha

[Cuppa]

be interested to find out what it is, wet underfelt does give off a rotten smell but not that bad !

Yep, the smell in my cab was pretty rank because of this. The felt, hidden underneath it’s vinyl covering, was truly soggy & stank. Like driving around in a stagnant swamp. Took around 10 days hanging in the air to dry out once removed (& the source of the leak which had wet it blocked off). Once dry no more smell. But the smell could no way be described as ‘diesel-like’.

If the source of the maggot gagging smell is not found you could always pour a litre or two of milk into the car somewhere & leave it out in the sun for a week. It’ll still stink, but you’ll probably not notice the current smell any more!

[Automan]

I forgot about a packet of bait once......that was rank,especially on hot days for months..all the bi carb in the world didn't make it any better

I agree - About a year ago, I tried the bicarb option. Still stinks

[Automan]

Yep, the smell in my cab was pretty rank because of this. The felt, hidden underneath it’s vinyl covering, was truly soggy & stank. Like driving around in a stagnant swamp. Took around 10 days hanging in the air to dry out once removed (& the source of the leak which had wet it blocked off). Once dry no more smell. But the smell could no way be described as ‘diesel-like’.

If the source of the maggot gagging smell is not found you could always pour a litre or two of milk into the car somewhere & leave it out in the sun for a week. It’ll still stink, but you’ll probably not notice the current smell any more!

True!

It's raining in Brisbane today. I've just open the car (That has been in the garage) and it smell like wet dank ass today!

Never spilled anything in the car. It's so disgustingly clean you could eat off it - except for the smell.

[threedogs]

34 post and no closer to finding this smell, haven't got a dead cat in the engine bay have you
They have been known to climb in for a warm nights sleep

[Automan]

No dead cat.

You're right - many posts in an still looking. It's been driving me crackers for a couple of years now.

When the car was 2 months old, my neighbour did his annual mow (no joke) and removed some old truck bodies. A small plague of rats infested my garage and nibbled on 3 cars. Before they took the bait they took a little nibble out of the firewall insulation. For a while, I though they could have taken up residence in the headlining, but it's not a ' rat like' smell, nor has the smell ever gotten any less strong - infact its worsening. I now have bait boxes everywhere that are checked monthly - so perhaps rats are off the list. Furthermore, no more rat damage since the plague of '11.

I've cleared a space in the garage - I think I am going to completely remove the interior - headliner and all.

[Automan]

Sorted!

Turns out it was off-gassing in the adhesive of the felting around the wheel arches. (Photo attached of the finished job)

An expert in the matter told me of similar isolated cases that he had dealt with.

It may be said that I was overstating the intensity of the odour (by those who inspected it), however, I am fastidious about my rig and wont tolerate anything less than perfect.

Thank for the advice and tips. Here's one for the books.