Re: Flames?

From: rtkba@juno.com
Date: Fri Nov 01 1996 - 14:09:49 EST


Brent, I really think that he was joking.
Wayne
RTKBA@JUNO.COM

On Fri, 01 Nov 1996 08:05:58 -0500 Brent Cring <CringB@smtp.nvg.com>
writes:
>---------------copied message-----------------
> Oh yeah, is there some kind of heat shield I should put on the right
>rear
>quarter panel of my bed to protect it from the flames coming of out my
>exhaust???!
>-----------------------------------------------------
>
>I would be more concerned about solving the problem of why the flames
>are coming out the exhaust. A street vehicle running on gasoline
>should
>not be shooting flames out the exhaust, unless it is running rich, or
>is a
>high rpm engine. My guess you have a bad oxygen sensor. Race cars
>shoot flames because they run alcohol which has slower burner rate
>than gasoline so consequently some of the combustion process occurs
>when in the exhaust, you shouldn't be trying to copy this with your
>dakota. All your doing is losing power and fuel economy!
>
>Brent Cring
>91 v-8 4x4
>
 



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