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Inside the cabin, a leaky heater core can do that. Outside the cabin, any engine coolant leak that drips onto the hot engine will do that also and if the smell seems to be coming from the exhaust, you may have a cracked head and/or a bad head gasket. Take it to a trusted mechanic to be diagnosed.

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