<VV> carbon monoxide in heat (was Ralphie)

[Matt Nall]

I hate to admit this, but I will anyway.  About twelve years ago when I was
~35%  younger and a lot dumber I slept every Saturday for an entire Winter
in my neglected beat up 66 Monza coupe with the engine running while the
car was parked..  I didn't have a CO detector and I never woke up with as
much as a mild headache.  The heat was smelly in that car but didn't fill
the car with heavy smoke, that was long before I knew anything about
Corvairs.

It was either do this, freeze to death in the car, or pay for a hotel room
I couldn't afford once a week.  I would do the same today with a beater car
if I had to but I'd make darn sure I had a CO alarm!!

Ray R.

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  Ray... Carbon Monoxide is odorless.. you were smelling oil fumes..  not good,  but not deadly.


You were parked outside?   Exhaust was carried away by any slight air movement...and the amount at idle is very small comparatively.


 I can only hope you are 4ft 1"  so you were able to get comfortable !!  LOL!!



Matt Nall
Charleston, Oregon
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