Okay well my heater lever is causing some issues. Every time I pull the lever it seems just to vent exhaust gas into the cabin. Is there any way to fix this?

heater use in Texas?

Yeah it was cold the other day and I just wanted to try it out to see if it worked. It just seemed to vent exhaust gas into the cabin.

Did you check the heater valves, j-tubes and assorted heater hoses?
Do you have the aux blower?

I don't know. I'm still a bit newish to working on it. I haven't checked anything though so maybe I will.

snap some pictures from under the engine, and post them here.

Also check your heat exchangers. If they are rusted out, they will suck exhaust gases into the cabin.

CO is not the kind of stuff you want to breath in ...

I would check the heat exchangers for any exhaust leaks & if found drop the heater tubes till fixed.

You could be exposing yourself to co poisoning. it's cumulative & very dangerous.

could also just be oil accumulated in the exchangers. still not good for you.

don't use the heat till you figure it out.

^^ beat me to it.

Turn the heat back on, (you not in the car) and throw a CO detector inside the cabin somewhere. Check if the detector reads anything after 10 mins. I think the kiddie nighthawk CO detectors gives you a number reading in ppm

I had the same problems until I replaced my exchangers. They were rusted out. The gas flumes you are breathing are deadly.

May I suggest http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspa...clickkey=196457 . The best $5 you will spend on your teener. They only last one year so replace it when the time comes. I flew with these for years. CO is sneaky as Hell and tends to feel good so you aren't likely to question it's presence unless you recognize it's signs. Sleeping isn't a good thing when driving or flying.

Thanks, I've been meaning to locate these (I fly too), but never got around to it!
I'm going to splurge on the 18 month version!

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspa...codetectors.php

Might want to take a look at this thread:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...amp;hl=monoxide

While the detector is a good idea to do in general, if he's already smelling exhaust there 's no question that there's a problem that needs to be corrected.