You do not have to have a leak to get the same effect. How far does you
exhaust tip extend from the body. If it is not far enough out from the body
it may be trapping exhaust under the car body and then the exhaust may be
seeping in your car.
Roger
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Wayne
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 10:48 AM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Triumphs@Autox.team.net daily digest V1 #1775
Gee, I hate to point out the obvious, so I phrase it this way. When I had a
terrible exhaust/gas smell that would invade my TR, especially under 45 mph,
I actually found that it was not tuning, not gas formulation, but an exhaust
leak! In this case the exhaust manifold gasket was shot, but the exhaust
pipes also need replacement, you just dont get a shot of exhaust coming
through the vents anymore.
-Wayne
>Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 14:05:47 -0500
>From: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>
>Subject: Re: Exhaust smell (was old fluif)
>
>>At 1:46 PM -0500 12/18/03, Dave Massey wrote:
>>Or could it be that when you bought it it didn't have worn valve guides
and
>>rings?
>>
>>I, too, have been working with a bad smelling exhaust. A rebuilt head
with
>>new guides didn't fix it so I guess it will be rings next.
>
>If it weren't for the fact that the engine has less than 10K miles
>since the re-build, I'd agree with you. There may be room for
>improvement in adjusting the carbs, but other than that, I don't have
>an explanation.
>- --
>Phil Barnes
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