Hi Pugs,
I still have the original muffler and it's not wrapped. I spent 7 days in
Dallas in July '84. Each day the highs were 106-107 deg with overnight lows of
90 deg.. My only problems were the A/C wasn't up to the task and the
hood/front valance sagged noticeably. I spent vacations in central Fla. with
the same results. Is your muffler an exact replacement? Is this the only time
it's happened? Or maybe has happened to a lesser degree? At some point the
activated charcoal in the canister dries out and must be replaced. This can
cause the type of problem you had, but usually not that extreme.
GM
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From: Pugsracer@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 1997 11:07 AM
To: GREGORY MONFORT; bricklin@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: engine compartment heating
Greg
Last year on the way to Vegas My car started blowing gas through the fume
vent line that goes to the charcoal canister. Obviously gas blowing on the
engine of a plastic car is scary. we ended up driving with the gas cap off to
reduce pressure inthe tank. Since then i have been trying to figure out what
caused this. I have been thinking that it was due to the muffler getting to
hot (it is a replacement) and causing the gas to boil. Did you have this
problem or just wrap the muffler to prevent it. I have used that header tape
on my vette and one triumph and it works quite well . Pugs
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