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Old 30-05-2010 | 11:28 PM
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Default rubber smell when putting the foot down
what could the rubber smell be my xr4x4 drives very well but today i put my foot down at high speed and a smell of rubber was strong what could this be no wheel spin.
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Old 30-05-2010 | 11:29 PM
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Are you arches scraping the tyres? i used to have this on my old fiestas wen i chopped the springs years ago.
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Old 30-05-2010 | 11:53 PM
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A belt slipping ????
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Old 31-05-2010 | 12:00 AM
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prop uj fucked.
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Old 31-05-2010 | 12:01 AM
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clutch perhaps,,,, ok its not rubber but its a awfull smell,,,,,, just ask rick pmsl
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Old 31-05-2010 | 12:01 AM
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someone in the back smoking rubber tree joints ???
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Old 31-05-2010 | 12:04 AM
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prop uj fucked.
Didnt know uj,s were made of rubber?
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Old 31-05-2010 | 10:51 AM
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you got any johnny,s in yr back pocket ???


or been to calais recently ..
those damn albanians will hide anywere mate
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Old 31-05-2010 | 11:10 AM
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exhaust rubbers melting? used to happen on my turbo xr4x4.
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Old 31-05-2010 | 11:17 AM
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osf antiroll bar bush melting with the heat from the exhaust
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Old 31-05-2010 | 12:52 PM
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could be a number of things really

clutch cable on exhaust maybe
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