Fumes in the car

Posted by Fred Puhn On 2014/4/7 14:44:33

I love driving my 1950 Packard on club tours, but my wife does not like riding in it. She says she is bothered by the fumes from the engine coming into the cab. I think the source of the fumes is the oil breather which does not recycle the vent fumes like a newer car. Also the hood release linkagage on both sides have a crude imperfect seal to keep fumes from leaking through the firewall.
Does anyone have experience in curing this problem? My first thought is to design a better seal that fits tighter around the hood release link.