In article <te7Vb.22671$vD8.3071@news01.bloor.is.net.cable.ro gers.com>,
"Artfulcodger" <mcbat@rogers.com> wrote:

> jim wrote:
> > BOB wrote:
> >>
> >> I have a 2000 Honda Accord 4 door , I think that somewhere in the
> >> car I have a dead mouse.
> >> The worst smell is when you first get in it after it had been closed
> >> up in the garage all night.
> >> If you run the blower motor with heat or AC the smell does not seem
> >> to be coming from
> >> the vents so I think the smell is coming from inside of the car
> >> but I can't seem to find it.I have looked under the seats
> >> and under the dash with a mirror. I don't know how to remove the back
> >> seat so I have not
> >> looked under it.
> >> A couple of years ago I had a mouse nest inside of the heater fan so
> >> now when I park it in the
> >> garage we make sure that the recycle air button is lit so it blocks
> >> the outside vent.
> >>
> >> I thought maybe someone else has had the same problem and could
> >> suggest where I should look.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> > a small dog would be able to spot the area where the smell is coming
> > from.. let the dog go into the car and see if he/she will go straight
> > for the source of the odor????
>
> You may have trapped water or decaying leaves somewhere. I had a bad smell
> in our 92 Accord and I sprayed under the hood where the air intake to the
> A/C is with a strong bacteria killing agent. Poof--no more smell.
> Smell is the sign of bacteria and you have to kill it not mask it with pot
> pourri or some such fragrance.
> One product sold by refrigeration repair places is called Ozium and it works
> terrific. Better actually I found than those bacteria killers sold in auto
> stores.
> Mike

Great advice. I could only add that on the next hot day--run the air
conditioner with outside air. The hot outside air entering the system will
also help kill bacteria and mold growning inside the system. Never let
moist air--like on foggy and rainy days--enter the air conditioning
system. On those type of days--set it to recirculate and cool inside air.
Moist air will cause bacteria and mold growth.