Unusual Smell

[L.A.X]

Im getting an unusual smell from my Explorer. Its an 91 EB 4x4 automatic transmission. Recently while out climbing and descending a grade, I got this peculiar smell. I was thinking that maybe the brakes were causing this weird smell since they were being used in a harder than usual setting. I recently changed my front brakes for some better duralast brakes. While at stop lights yesterday, the smell came back. I got a smell of a burned clutch/brakes. Being that my truck is an automatic, can the smell be coming from the tranny? Truck has no problem shifting. Or would the rotors produce this awkward smell?

 

[FR-425]

Every year when they switch to "summer blend" gas I get the "stink", could just be that.

Makes it smell like something is real hot. Sound familiar?

 

[FR-425]

Ok, you set yourself up for this one!

"It only smells that way when your in it"

 

[L.A.X]

I think its coming from the brakes

 

[FR-425]

Yea, if their new there gonna stink for a bit.

You should'a smelt mine after I ran over a pan full of trans fluid, kicking up and everywhere right at the right caliper. WHOOPS! forgot to pull the pan out after changing the transfer. Duh

Took 3 weeks and about a gallon of brake cleaner to burn that off!