smccollamjr
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When towing, I had been getting a nasty smell. Come to find out it was the carpet on the passenger side getting HOT. Previously I had removed the carpet in the cargo area, sprayed it with rubberized undercoating from Advance, and replaced the carpet. On top of the carpet I have a truck bed mat that I cut to fit. In the cargo area close to the back of the seat (passenger side) it looks as though the carpet is burnt or melted in a couple places. So I replaced the converter, mufflet & tailpipe. I haven't towed anything yet, but just with normal driving the area under the rear seat gets really hot. By normal driving I mean highway with no load ~88 degrees outside. Is it normal for it to get that hot?
'96 4.0 5-speed 121k miles
'96 4.0 5-speed 121k miles