Check the fan motor itself. It may be shorting enough to cause it to run hot. the smell may by from the motor itself.
dryer sheets in the heater vents may help
This has much to do with how the air conditioner and the heater is vented. If the air conditioner draws its air from outside it could be picking up air / smell of smoke from the other family and then redistributing it into your home. A heater on the other had usually has a heater input vent within the house it is heating (it draws the interior air in and then heats it blowing it back out) as the air within the home will be significantly warmer than the exterior air.
The "antifreeze smell out the AC vents" would mean only one thing, you have a small leak in the heater core.
your heater core is leaking anitfreeze! heatercoreleaks antifreeze into the heater & ac vents causing a burnt spell & oily film on the front window.
Have the cabin air filter changed.
There are a number of reasons why air coming up from air vents would smell like dead fish. The air ducts may need cleaning. The air coil may need replacing. It could even be an electrical problem with the unit.
sounds like your air conditioner compressor is bad.
Perhaps a dead mouse.
Most of the time it is caused by a hole in the heater core, do you smell a sweet smell? The sweet smell would be the antifreeze.
heater core, tough job.take it to a qualified auto technician
You could describe the smell of chicken curry as spicy. You can taste the variety of spices when you eat chicken curry.
Any smell from the car vents is unrelated to the AC system unless it is an antiseptic smell. Generally, the smells are environmental from your engine compartment, where the fresh air is taken from. If you smell something burning from the vents, then something is heating up to much under your hood. Check your compressor for a worn clutch, or oil leaking onto the exhaust manifold.
Return air vents.........
Check the fan motor itself. It may be shorting enough to cause it to run hot. the smell may by from the motor itself.
More than likely the heater core is leaking.
Smell may be (heated) mouse dropping and urine. We found a mouse nest in the (and partially made from the) air filter. Open the air filter and check, mouse was still hiding down the air hose. This search was done in an attempt to find that sour smell.