Carbon monoxide
 

Will a leaking battery release Carbon monoxide. I have been suffering from Carbon monoxide posion and the only thing we can pin it to is my truck. It had an intake leak which is now fixed. no exhaust leak can be found. My house and office have been check and are clean. no one else in my family of in my office is having any sign of Carbon monoxide. So we have narrowed it down to my truck. Any ideas where it might be coming from. the only thing they can find wrong with my truck now is a leaking battery. My blood level of Carbon monoxide keeps raising.

Re: Carbon monoxide
 

I'm pretty sure batteries produce hydrogen sulphide.
Hope you pin this down quickly.

Of course you know that you don't have to have a leaking exhaust to cause the problem...
An open window or leaking door gasket could be causing the 'station wagon effect' in the truck.
Is everytihng really OK with your home furnace/heating system ?

Re: Carbon monoxide
 

I would get a battery powered CO detector from the hardware store with a digital readout. Stick it in the truck and drive around like normal, see what it says. For CO to be formed there must be combustion, a battery will not cause it. You may have a bad body seal that is allowing it to seep in to the cab.

Re: Carbon monoxide
 

Thanks for the info guys. I have had my house inspected by a freind that is a fire fighter. he brought over some fancy meter and checked my house out. my truck is in the shop so he has not had a chance to check it out yet.

I did put a battery operated co2 detector in my truck but it never went off. it may just be long exposure to small amounts. How would you check the seals for leaks?

Maybe it's time for a new truck.

Re: Carbon monoxide
 

A good thorough visual inspection might find a bad seal or missing plug-needs to be on a lift. Also if it's a gas truck have them emissions sniff the tailpipe if they still have a tester-at least find out what the CO reading is. Any fairly new truck should have miniscule amounts after the catalyst.

Re: Carbon monoxide
 

it's a 2003 Chevy 2500HD with a 6 liter. I'll call the dealer and see if they can test it.

Re: Carbon monoxide
 

Are you running the stock exhaust pipe set up? I have seen aftermarket exits for exhaust pipes that look like they could inject exhaust directly into the slip stream of the car/truck and then be drawn back into the cab/interior. Car/truck designers have to check these things before the vehicles are approved for production.

Re: Carbon monoxide
 

Yes it is the stock exhaust system. they could not find any leaks and the sniff test they did was at +1 to -1 which they said was normal. I did have one of my batteries that was leaking out acid right next to the fresh air intake and blowing it into the cab. not sure if that was the cause or not. But it did smell like rotten eggs when I was driving.