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- From: forbesm@atlantis.CS.ORST.EDU (Mark Forbes)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: How hot can an exhaust manifold get ?
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- Date: 22 Jan 93 17:17:42 GMT
- Article-I.D.: leela.1jpa7mINN286
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- One thing to be cautious of. A red hot manifold, coupled with poor
- performance can indicate badly retarded spark. What happens is that the
- mixture burns late (and inefficiently) and a lot of the total energy
- ends up as exhaust gas heat instead of mechanical energy.
-
- My 1966 Volvo 122 has had this problem a couple of times. If you don't
- keep the distributor cam well lubricated, an extended run at high speed
- (like a fast trip to Portland at 75 MPH, 85 miles) will wear off the cam
- follower. This closes the point gap, and effectively retards the spark and
- weakens it by inaccurate dwell. The car starts lousy, runs lousy, and just
- before total failure is requiring nearly full throttle to maintain 50 MPH.
-
- All that gasoline turns into energy, and it goes *somewhere*........
- usually into making the exhaust system glow. It does dry the condensation
- out of the muffler, though......... :-)
-
- Fortunately it's an easy fix, with the standard tool kit I always carry.
-
- Owners of 27 year old cars are *by definition* auto mechanics.
-
- Mark G. Forbes | forbesm@atlantis.cs.orst.edu
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