Fumes in the garage - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

kdailey4315 · 08-05-2008, 01:42 PM

I parked my truck in the garage to begin the tear down. It is parked about 12” from the washer/dryer and now all of our cloths that are washed smell like oil, gas, and PB Blaster. Needless to say the wife is not happy about this. Is there anything that I can do? Would putting an air purifier about the washer/dryer work?
Thanks

Luvlegs · 08-05-2008, 01:54 PM

maybe fans under the edge of the garage door(s) facing out - open the back window to get the draft drawing out of the garage - cover the machines with plastic sheet and lastly, buy lots of real flowers in pots - keep 'em behind the house and take fresh ones in to her every night...

piecesparts · 08-05-2008, 04:32 PM

Get rid of the wife---put washer and dryer in the bedroom closet on her side (that you no longer use) and work on the truck ALL of the time.

Seriously think about what you just stated in this post. Gas fumes and a electric motor or electric heater coils that could ignite those fumes. OUCH and BOOOOM would be a bad thing to happen. It can happen and it is not a good thing. Don't you just love the California housing designs, where there are no furnaces (So to Speak) and everything that is unsightly is in the garage, except the water heater, which is a little closet on the outside of the house---like a mobile home.

Number98 · 08-06-2008, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by piecesparts

Get rid of the wife---put washer and dryer in the bedroom closet on her side (that you no longer use) and work on the truck ALL of the time.

That's good stuff there.....

corn · 08-05-2008, 05:24 PM

Put the washer & dryer in the house where they belong.

cdowns · 08-05-2008, 05:26 PM

laundermat

70' GMC · 08-05-2008, 05:29 PM

get rid of the old bag j/k

cparman · 08-05-2008, 05:50 PM

I have two customers with old chevys, as well as my 69 swb. Both of my customers have also mentioned gas/exhaust/oil smells in their garage. One has a nice 55 chevy wagon, and his garage is under his media room. I put mini catalytic converters on the 55, and the smell was gone. I am going to do this to my 69 soon. My garage is detached, but if I have been driving my truck, and come home, and park the truck in my air conditioned garage it will smell for several hours, and all I did was open the door drive in and shut my truck off. The mini cats work well, and do not hurt performance AS LONG as you Chevy is running well. rich running truck will clog the cats. And for what it is worth. The washer and dryer ARE in the house, and the bicycles and all of the other family stuff IS NOT ALLOWED IN MY PLAY ROOM, A 3 CAR GARAGE

kdailey4315 · 08-05-2008, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cparman

I have two customers with old chevys, as well as my 69 swb. Both of my customers have also mentioned gas/exhaust/oil smells in their garage. One has a nice 55 chevy wagon, and his garage is under his media room. I put mini catalytic converters on the 55, and the smell was gone. I am going to do this to my 69 soon. My garage is detached, but if I have been driving my truck, and come home, and park the truck in my air conditioned garage it will smell for several hours, and all I did was open the door drive in and shut my truck off. The mini cats work well, and do not hurt performance AS LONG as you Chevy is running well. rich running truck will clog the cats. And for what it is worth. The washer and dryer ARE in the house, and the bicycles and all of the other family stuff IS NOT ALLOWED IN MY PLAY ROOM, A 3 CAR GARAGE

The truck is not being run in the garage. The smell and fumes are just from the truck sitting in there.

70' GMC · 08-05-2008, 06:07 PM

so converters get rid of the scent of gas???

cparman · 08-05-2008, 06:19 PM

I have done this a couple of times. The guy with the 55 wagon, just got his brand new 57 convertible, and it has two mini cats on it. the 57 is an ls2,supercharged,6spd automatic, and you smell nothing!!! His son now has the 55, and you smell nothing! If someone like me has a 4 or 5 gas analyzer in your area, ask them to check the emissions on your truck. for a mild 350, I would think the numbers would be like this:

Hydro carbons 300-500
carbon monoxide 2.5-5 %
oxygen
carbon dioxide

I cannot remember the last two, but two good cats will cut the first numbers by a ton. The smell will dissapear, and when the local treehugger committee starts fussing, you can say HEY I'M GREEN. SORT OF

70' GMC · 08-05-2008, 08:24 PM

crack the garage door or crack a window if there is one.

Super-Dave · 08-06-2008, 03:01 AM

I took a plastic tarp and put cup hooks under the cabinet thats above the washer and dryer and hung the tarp to cover tha machines and the wife is much happier. When cutting and grinding metal the dust ends up everywhere so I found out.

FRENCHBLUE72 · 08-06-2008, 12:41 PM

Mine smells too but my washer and dryer are in the house I usually crack the side door for awhile then lock it all up tight when I go to bed.

corn · 08-06-2008, 02:36 PM

How about an exhaust fan installed in the garage?

DirtyLarry · 08-06-2008, 02:38 PM

Kdailey,

That is a tough one. Fumes in a working garage is part of the deal…and a real bad deal if that is where your laundry machines are located. You can try a fan but even at that it doesn’t help much.

My old house caused a lot of nasty words between the wife and I over garage fumes as the furnace was actually in the garage so when the fan came on it blew all of the fumes, gear oil smell, cigarette smoke odor and ever other bad working garage odor into the house.

A few years later we built a new house with a 3 car attached garage to “park cars” in and a 1000 sq ft detached shop for me to work in. Now she complains the dogs come in the house smelling like a “shop”. You will never win!

piecesparts · 08-06-2008, 03:30 PM

Wife gone and peace abounds.

08-05-2008, 01:42 PM	#1
kdailey4315 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pacifica CA Posts: 66	Fumes in the garage I parked my truck in the garage to begin the tear down. It is parked about 12” from the washer/dryer and now all of our cloths that are washed smell like oil, gas, and PB Blaster. Needless to say the wife is not happy about this. Is there anything that I can do? Would putting an air purifier about the washer/dryer work? Thanks

08-05-2008, 01:54 PM	#2
Luvlegs Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Smith Mountain Lake Virginia Posts: 1,537	Re: Fumes in the garage maybe fans under the edge of the garage door(s) facing out - open the back window to get the draft drawing out of the garage - cover the machines with plastic sheet and lastly, buy lots of real flowers in pots - keep 'em behind the house and take fresh ones in to her every night... __________________ "A cat will almost always blink when hit between the eyes with a ball peen hammer" (you don't always have to state the obvious) Wear your PPE! You can eat with false teeth but you can't see with a false eye. 1959 Studebaker Silverhawk 350/400 1972 C10 L6 3OTT 2005 F350 - Built - whew!

08-05-2008, 04:32 PM	#3
piecesparts Parts and more parts Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lebo, Kansas (middle of nowhere Posts: 6,821	Re: Fumes in the garage Get rid of the wife---put washer and dryer in the bedroom closet on her side (that you no longer use) and work on the truck ALL of the time. Seriously think about what you just stated in this post. Gas fumes and a electric motor or electric heater coils that could ignite those fumes. OUCH and BOOOOM would be a bad thing to happen. It can happen and it is not a good thing. Don't you just love the California housing designs, where there are no furnaces (So to Speak) and everything that is unsightly is in the garage, except the water heater, which is a little closet on the outside of the house---like a mobile home.

08-05-2008, 05:24 PM	#5
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	Re: Fumes in the garage Put the washer & dryer in the house where they belong.

08-05-2008, 05:26 PM	#6
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: Fumes in the garage laundermat __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

08-05-2008, 05:29 PM	#7
70' GMC HERE.......Somewhere Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Birmingham AL Posts: 2,488	Re: Fumes in the garage get rid of the old bag j/k __________________ Current rides: 2013 Hyundai elantra gt DD 1995 camaro my first crush lmao Was: 1970 with a 350 4barrel and 288 horses Classics make it possible!

08-05-2008, 05:50 PM	#8
cparman sharp as a marble Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: atlantic beach,florida Posts: 1,082	Re: Fumes in the garage I have two customers with old chevys, as well as my 69 swb. Both of my customers have also mentioned gas/exhaust/oil smells in their garage. One has a nice 55 chevy wagon, and his garage is under his media room. I put mini catalytic converters on the 55, and the smell was gone. I am going to do this to my 69 soon. My garage is detached, but if I have been driving my truck, and come home, and park the truck in my air conditioned garage it will smell for several hours, and all I did was open the door drive in and shut my truck off. The mini cats work well, and do not hurt performance AS LONG as you Chevy is running well. rich running truck will clog the cats. And for what it is worth. The washer and dryer ARE in the house, and the bicycles and all of the other family stuff IS NOT ALLOWED IN MY PLAY ROOM, A 3 CAR GARAGE Attached Images Last edited by cparman; 08-05-2008 at 05:52 PM.

08-05-2008, 06:07 PM	#10
70' GMC HERE.......Somewhere Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Birmingham AL Posts: 2,488	Re: Fumes in the garage so converters get rid of the scent of gas??? __________________ Current rides: 2013 Hyundai elantra gt DD 1995 camaro my first crush lmao Was: 1970 with a 350 4barrel and 288 horses Classics make it possible!

08-05-2008, 06:19 PM	#11
cparman sharp as a marble Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: atlantic beach,florida Posts: 1,082	Re: Fumes in the garage I have done this a couple of times. The guy with the 55 wagon, just got his brand new 57 convertible, and it has two mini cats on it. the 57 is an ls2,supercharged,6spd automatic, and you smell nothing!!! His son now has the 55, and you smell nothing! If someone like me has a 4 or 5 gas analyzer in your area, ask them to check the emissions on your truck. for a mild 350, I would think the numbers would be like this: Hydro carbons 300-500 carbon monoxide 2.5-5 % oxygen carbon dioxide I cannot remember the last two, but two good cats will cut the first numbers by a ton. The smell will dissapear, and when the local treehugger committee starts fussing, you can say HEY I'M GREEN. SORT OF Last edited by cparman; 08-05-2008 at 06:20 PM.

08-05-2008, 08:24 PM	#12
70' GMC HERE.......Somewhere Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Birmingham AL Posts: 2,488	Re: Fumes in the garage crack the garage door or crack a window if there is one. __________________ Current rides: 2013 Hyundai elantra gt DD 1995 camaro my first crush lmao Was: 1970 with a 350 4barrel and 288 horses Classics make it possible!

08-06-2008, 03:01 AM	#13
Super-Dave Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lompoc, Ca Posts: 128	Re: Fumes in the garage I took a plastic tarp and put cup hooks under the cabinet thats above the washer and dryer and hung the tarp to cover tha machines and the wife is much happier. When cutting and grinding metal the dust ends up everywhere so I found out.

08-06-2008, 12:41 PM	#14
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	Re: Fumes in the garage Mine smells too but my washer and dryer are in the house I usually crack the side door for awhile then lock it all up tight when I go to bed. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

08-06-2008, 02:36 PM	#15
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	Re: Fumes in the garage How about an exhaust fan installed in the garage?

08-06-2008, 02:38 PM	#16
DirtyLarry Windy Corner of a Dirty Street Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Pueblo West, Colorado Posts: 2,926	Re: Fumes in the garage Kdailey, That is a tough one. Fumes in a working garage is part of the deal…and a real bad deal if that is where your laundry machines are located. You can try a fan but even at that it doesn’t help much. My old house caused a lot of nasty words between the wife and I over garage fumes as the furnace was actually in the garage so when the fan came on it blew all of the fumes, gear oil smell, cigarette smoke odor and ever other bad working garage odor into the house. A few years later we built a new house with a 3 car attached garage to “park cars” in and a 1000 sq ft detached shop for me to work in. Now she complains the dogs come in the house smelling like a “shop”. You will never win! __________________ Current vehicle collection: 1978 Chevrolet K10, 8.1L, NV4500, NP205 1989 Chevrolet Suburban, 8.1L, NV4500, NP241 1993 Chevrolet C1500 Sportside, TBI 7.4L, 4L60E 2001 Chevrolet K2500HD, Ext Cab, SWB, 8.1L, ZF 6 speed 2014 Chevrolet Impala LTZ 3.6L Vortec 8.1L because life is too short to tolerate underpowered vehicles Instagram

08-06-2008, 03:30 PM	#17
piecesparts Parts and more parts Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lebo, Kansas (middle of nowhere Posts: 6,821	Re: Fumes in the garage Wife gone and peace abounds.



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