On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 21:00:27 +0100, "BillR"
wrote:
Looking at a Focus handbook I note they say the aircon should be run for at
least 30minutes at least once per month.

Slightly OT: not to do with smells in Air con, but to do with the
above comment:
We had a Ford Galaxy, that had a similar warning in the handbook, just
before we sold it, we found out why.
Apparently, we hadn't run it enough, and the compressor seized.
Since the fan-belt drives this compressor the whole time (even when
the air-con isn't on), this was making a burning smell as the belt was
forced over a fixed pulley. Cost £1000 to fix (20% of the value of
the car). Another one from the Ministry of crap design.

Tony.