Intermittent clutch smell in cab at steady highway speed?

[PJensen]

03 HO 6 speed.



I have noticed this clutch smell 2 times. This is at steady 65 to 70 mph on highway in 6th gear. Didnt notice any other vehicles around that it could have been and the smell was not overbearing just a slight wiff of clutch stink in the cab.



Give it some slight increase in throttle and rpm's dont flare and mph increases like it should. Truck has just under 1K miles on it.



So given the rpms dont flare and the clutch appears to be holding the engine torque with no problem maybe this is normal?



The truck is a 2500 QC 4x4 HO 6 speed. No towing yet just puttzing down the highway to work.



Is this a "normal" break in type thing with the HO/6 speed clutch?

 

[Ladders]

Quick ans, butt it might b off base...



its not the clutch but the coating on the eng, exh, etc that you smell. I only say this because of your mileage. Get it on the road for a trip at a decent speed to burn it off. If the smell doesnt go away after a couple of thou, then worry.



SOTSU!!

\\BF//

 

[PJensen]

Thanks Ben,



The smell and feel of the engine coupling to the rest of the drivetrain combined doesnt alarm me at present time.



You might have something there on the break in smell. Last night I was about to exit the interstate when I detected the clutch material like smell in the cab. Considering the weather is cooler and I have the windows up will make this more difficult to detect.

 

[Dean Upson]

I noticed the smell when I first got the truck. I think it is the paint on the engine parts, too.



Dean