Hi there,

Just want to take a moment to introduce myself as a new member to this forum. I'm a 57 year old Fort Worth, TX resident. I just bought a 2001
Toyota Tundra IForce SR5 4.7 VR extended cab pick-up. It is in pristine condition as it has only 37,000 miles. Sometimes one runs into these
opportunities from senior citizens who does not drive much.

I'm a mechanically inclined man and can do most repairs myself. However, sometimes one runs into situations that require someone else's input.
I don't know if I'm in the right forum for the assistance I am looking for but I'll explain.

This pick-up of mine has a strange, FOUL odor in the interior cabin. I purchased this truck about 2 months ago during cold, freezing weather so the odor
was not detectable. A short while back on a very hot day I left my truck in the driveway and when I opened the door the stench hit me.

I suspected the evaporator as the condensate tube was not putting out condensation. I opened the evaporator housing only to discover the evaporator is
super clean aluminum on both sides and on the floor of the evap housing (no growth of any kind). I poked the condensate tube with a long wire and blew compressed air into the condensate tube while the evap housing was opened. A very small amount of dust was blown into the cabin, however this bit of dust was not smelly. I want to tell you that I have yet to see condensation dripping from the drain tube (not normal) right?

I have removed the outer cowl by the front windshield, removed debris and cleaned up dry leaves and insects. I also removed all A/C ducts and washed them. I removed the carpet and seats and gave them a thorough wash with a rug doctor and left them outdoors for 2 weeks. They smell normal. I washed the cabin floor, all door panels, instrument panel and left the door windows down for 2 weeks. All smelled normal until I turned the A/C on again or leave the truck out in the hot sun.

Any suggestions and advise is appreciated.

Best regards,
Jawrgie

looked for anything dead?

Have you checked the 2 one way exhaust vents behind the rear seat back? They let the air exit the cab in between the cab and the bed. Maybe something is dead in one of them, a mouse or something. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/banana.gif)

Hello, I am new here as well. Since you detailed the seats and floor, I would clean the headliner as well. Be very careful doing your headliner you do not want to scrub it to hard it could lose it's bond and sag on you. I don't know if this will cure your issue, but headliners collect oders and get really funky if the owner was a smoker.