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I replaced my intake gaskets, used sealer on top and bottom of the gaskets and .. now what? the "water" doesn't smell like anti-freeze, and yes i even tasted it to make sure it wasn't. it tastes bitter. can anyone help explain what this might be?
Could it be from when I replaced the gasket wrong and it was just just shooting out anti-freeze and now i fixed it the 2nd time? is it just blowing out all the old anti-freeze from the first mistake?
by exhaust do u mean from the head? from the tailpipes? where is the exhaust coming from?
sorry, at the tail pipes.
its possible that its just water. moisture does collect in the tailpipes...
Yup, good point... Is it just at start up, or does it do it after a half hours driving time or so??? Are you having to add water to the cooling system, if so, how much????Quote:
Originally posted by Hopper111
its possible that its just water. moisture does collect in the tailpipes...
Well she sat for about a week and when i got done running her for about 15 minutes i checked my radiator, and she's still at the brim with water.
After setting for a week in cool, damp night air, there would be a lot of condensation in the exhaust system. To make sure it isn't a leak, you could pressure test your cooling system, most shops and some parts stores have the tester. Better to be safe then sorry!!!!
is there any other way to tell that it isn't a leak? I mean when i'm done running my motor i do have a radiator cap that has a valve on it, and whenever i lift that leaver it has pressure on it like it did before i had this problem..
not only that, engines have a cool chemicle reaction that makes water when an engine is cold, so b4 warm up, a little water coming out the pipes is probably just the motor doing what it is supposto. it will go away once warmed up
MATT 167 HAS A GOOD POINT. SEVERAL CARS I'VE HAD DID THAT, INCL MY CURRENT ONE. TRY THIS: DRILL A LITTLE HOLE IN YOUR MUFFLER(S) AT THE REAR BELOW THE EXIT PIPE EITHER ABOVE OR BELOW THE LOWER LIP AND PARK THE CAR ON AN UPHILL SLANT. YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED HOW MUCH H20 COMES OUT. MINE LEFT A PUDDLE ABOUT 10'' IN DIA. AFTER LIVING A SEASON IN LAKE TAHOE.. OH YEAH, WELD IT BACK UP IF YA DONT WANT THE FUNNY SPUTTERING NOISE
Everyone say's I am a smarta-- but my brother is worse.We where at the drag-strip about 15 years ago and a guy had to be towed back to the pits.We walked up to the car and he had water running out the header on the drivers side.My brother say's "I think I have found the problem" and takes the apple he is eating and shoves it right in the collector.Then my brother say's "I have fixed it.It won't leak anymore water"The look on that guy's face was priceless.He did'nt know If he wanted to laugh or punch my brother in the face.Later my brother felt bad and took him new head gaskets.Then the guy was really confused.Two years later they became partners on a rail dragster.The rest as they say is history.
It's probably just condensation from your symptoms IMO.
If your engine was burning water you would see it BIG TIME in reduction of coolant in the system. Do you have aluminum cylinder heads, and have you had a bad overheat recently? If not it's just condensation.
Sampling the water dripping out is hard-core dude! I'd probably just put some in neighbor's cat water bowl and see if it has glycol in it! (Just kidding of course!) **)
Or send it to Pat or Erik for testing ;)
Regards, Kitz
I am sorry our shop no longer does any type of water analysis.I just love cats.That's if they are fixed right.:)Quote:
Originally posted by kitz
It's probably just condensation from your symptoms IMO.
If your engine was burning water you would see it BIG TIME in reduction of coolant in the system. Do you have aluminum cylinder heads, and have you had a bad overheat recently? If not it's just condensation.
Sampling the water dripping out is hard-core dude! I'd probably just put some in neighbor's cat water bowl and see if it has glycol in it! (Just kidding of course!) **)
Or send it to Pat or Erik for testing ;)
Regards, Kitz
the less common situation, you could have water in your gas if it sat for that long. The engine would probably spit that water out the tail if it was considering that water isn't flamable...Thats just a less common situation though.
just send it to me i will give it to my neighbor.see if he curls up :whacked:
I wouldn't consider myself hardcore, but hell. I just gotta know if its anti-freeze or not man. A little taste ain't gonna kill ya. LOL.
I'm just running cast iron perimeter bolt style heads on a Targetmaster Nickle-Iron block. But see heres the thing that REALLY boggles my a$$. Before, i replaced my lifters I could floor it and the car would get up and go but now.. after i reinstalled my intake and set the timing to about 10 btdc and adjusted my edelbrock performer 600cfm. Now my wheels chirp and she feels likes she's going to ... as billy (from the tv show, billy and mandy..) puts it..
"DESTROY US ALL. DESTROY US ALL. DESTROY US ALL. DESTROY US ALL. DESTROY US ALL. DESTROY US ALL."
that water is more than likely condensation... happens with all the vehicles i own...... if you're really unsure about it... you could use a block tester to see if theres any gases getting into your cooling system that dont belong...
I should probably just knock on my muffler to see if i hear water.. >_>
you better watch out Crowbie, somebody gonna have you committed, drinking water out of the tail pipe and laying under the car "knocking on my muffler" and someone ask you what are you doing and you say I'm trying to see if I can hear water in there, they might come and get you. :HMMM: :LOL: :LOL:
:LOL: :LOL: relax man... everything is perfectly normal with your car.... well at least when it comes to your tailpipe leaking :LOL: :LOL:
Long story: Combustion of hydrocarbons (like gasoline) creates many byproducts, but the two largest are CO2 and H20 - carbon dioxide and water vapor. The water vapor is a gas at combustion chamber temperatures, but when it hits cooler surfaces, it condenses into water. When your engine starts up, the exhaust system is cold, and you'll see water dripping out. After the system heats up, the water stays as vapor until it exits the tailpipe. When the system cools doen, the water vapor trapped inside your exhaust system will condense into water - more drips.
Short Story: Your car is fine.
me - remembering Chem 101
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Looks good. One question. Did you put a little glob of high-temp silicone at the four corners of the intake gaskets - where the front and rear rail gaskets meet the intake gaskets?. . .doesn't mean we'll be taking warm showers together until the wee hours of the morning.Quote:
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Originally posted by Henry Rifle
Looks good. One question. Did you put a little glob of high-temp silicone at the four corners of the intake gaskets - where the front and rear rail gaskets meet the intake gaskets? . . .doesn't mean we'll be taking warm showers together until the wee hours of the morning.
Gunny Highway, Heartbreak Ridge
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I think it means he has been drinking to much anti-freeze !! :HMMM: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
Of course I did. I'm not that stupid ;)
Guys,
h20 is a by-product of cumbustion (burning hydrocarbons). When gasoline combines with oxygen you are left with carbon dioxide and water. perfectly normal to see water coming out of a cold tail pipe. In winter the "smoke" you see from tailpipes is the same stuff as seeing your breath.
Deja Vu all over again . . .