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| AfricanHijinx |
 Jul 12 2014, 09:41 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 132 Joined: 12-April 11 From: Snohomish WA Member No.: 12,928 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
Finally got to drive my car again after replacing a couple parts like fuel pump and fuel lines. but when I got home I noticed some smoke coming from the engine bay, looked in to find this
 why would smoke be coming from this vertical heat exchanger tube? |
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| SLITS |
Jul 12 2014, 09:48 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None  |
Oil is leaking into the heater can and burning off. That pipe is for the heater blower to supply air into the heat exchanger at idle / lo engine speed.
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| 76-914 |
Jul 13 2014, 07:51 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,502 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California 
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and maybe a couple of old mice nests a burning, also.
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| AfricanHijinx |
Jul 14 2014, 06:39 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 132 Joined: 12-April 11 From: Snohomish WA Member No.: 12,928 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
well now the thing wont start. I was driving it down my dirt driveway and it just died. walked back home grabbed the truck and brought it back home, I thought it might be out of gas which was were I was going. Turns out I don't have any spark. I had a spare coil and tried it to no avail. Distributor? I just replaced the condenser and points. why does my car play these games with me? I just want to drive it while its nice and hot here in the PNW
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| Dave_Darling |
Jul 14 2014, 07:01 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,986 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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If you just replaced the points and condensor, look at the points. You may not have tightened the screw, or something may have gotten pinched, or you may have routed the points wire where something could snag it, or ....
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| AfricanHijinx |
Jul 14 2014, 07:07 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 132 Joined: 12-April 11 From: Snohomish WA Member No.: 12,928 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Jul 14 2014, 06:01 PM)  If you just replaced the points and condensor, look at the points. You may not have tightened the screw, or something may have gotten pinched, or you may have routed the points wire where something could snag it, or .... --DD that was the first thing I checked, it was running great then bleh. I got about 20 miles out of it before it just gave up the goat. I will take it all apart again and double check. |
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| rjames |
Jul 14 2014, 10:34 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 3,933 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Find out why you have oil leaking in to the heater tubes, too. You don't want to be breathing that stuff in. A valve cover not fully seated tight is one possible cause- ask me how I know.
After you find the source, clean them out and then cap the tubes in the engine bay if you don't have them hooked up to the engine bay fan. |
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| AfricanHijinx |
Jul 15 2014, 05:22 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 132 Joined: 12-April 11 From: Snohomish WA Member No.: 12,928 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
found out that there was a wire knick on the coil power wire took me awhile to find it. As for the smoke it must be from an old leak, motor doesn't leak but the heat exchangers are from a different motor.
Thanks for all the help guys. I will get off my wine box now and go for a drive its been 6 months over due |
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