is this much water in exhaust normal
09-23-2007, 07:18 PM
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RE: is this much water in exhaust normal
nex weekend? nope not gunna be there for that but im going up there in october for uti drag day you should go to that too. the 30th next weekend the school is holding a big car show anybody can go you should go to that too. ill be there early to help out setting up stuff
ORIGINAL: 93 LX FiveO
29th at new england dragway
im headin there around noon, gunna be a bunch of guys from ma there
29th at new england dragway
im headin there around noon, gunna be a bunch of guys from ma there
09-24-2007, 01:38 AM
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RE: is this much water in exhaust normal
ORIGINAL: HACKGT350
your cats change the gasses from the exhaust into water and carbon monoxide so yes its normal dont worry about it
your cats change the gasses from the exhaust into water and carbon monoxide so yes its normal dont worry about it
ORIGINAL: Boss_Hotrod
Water is just a bye product of combustion. The cat turns HC and CO into water and CO2. Most systems even without a cat will produce some water.
Water is just a bye product of combustion. The cat turns HC and CO into water and CO2. Most systems even without a cat will produce some water.
CH3CH2CH3 + 5O2 ----> 3CO2 + 4H2O
So water from your tail pipe when the car is cold (and depending on the ambient temp) is natural. The cold metal of the exhaust system and tail pipe cause the vapor to cool rapidly and condensate (like an old fashion still) once the system is hot enough it stays in a vaporous form.
OK that gave me a head-ache had to think and look back on my books from college chemistry for engineers[8D]
09-24-2007, 08:50 AM
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RE: is this much water in exhaust normal
ORIGINAL: 93 LX FiveO
i dont have cats and sometimes my exhaust blows water
i dont have cats and sometimes my exhaust blows water
and air bubbles in the radiator to boot. i suspect ive had a leak since i got the car and it took 3000 miles for it to be obvious that it was a headgasket going. it can be hard to tell for sure, but i would check on it a bit more
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