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Re: [oletrucks] tailpipe water

To: "S Schmidt" <sheldon@ssmachine.com>,
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] tailpipe water
From: "Tom Warner" <twwood@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2003 17:09:20 -0500
 Well Done!
Tom Warner
58 short fleetside
----- Original Message -----
From: "S Schmidt" <sheldon@ssmachine.com>
To: "Oletrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 3:32 PM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] tailpipe water


>    Chemistry class:  Combining hydrocarbons (gasoline)and oxygen produce
> 1)carbon dioxide, 2)carbonmonoxide, 3)H2O (water), and 4)heat...usually
> there is enough heat to keep the water in vapor form, on a cold day the
air
> cools the exhaust system and condenses the vapor to liquid, and the moving
> exhaust gasses bring it out of the tailpipe.  You will also notice if you
> only drive your vehicle short distances, the exhaust system will rust
> out...it never gets warm enough to "dry out" the inside of the pipe, and
it
> rusts from the inside-out.
>
>   Sheldon Schmidt
>   SS Machine Works, Inc.
>   '56 3100 NAPCO
>   '55.2 3100
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Tom Cooper
> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 10:53 AM
> To: Oletrucks
> Subject: [oletrucks] tailpipe water
>
>
> I have a 97 S-10 and i cranked it up this morning to let it warm up and i
> noticed water dripping from the tailpipe. It was around 38 degrees
> farenheight at the time. Is that something that is normal, i never noticed
> it before?
> Thanks   tom
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959

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