Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 12:05:24 -0800
Reply-To: Joel Cort <joel_cort@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Joel Cort <joel_cort@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: umm, Muffler was glowing red? What could be wrong.
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I used to have an Alfa Romeo Guiletta Sprint Veloce -
with dual Webers - Man! was it quick - with a similar
glowing exhaust manifold. It turns out that the
timing had worked itself off. (never admit that I
could have set it in the wrong spot)
So with the timing slightly retarded, in my case, the
exhaust manifold was glowing red down to the muffler
pipe. It sure made a pretty resonnating sound. I
reset the timing an the performance improved (Duh!)
and the glow cooled down to whatever normal was for
that car.
Ok back to Vanagons!
The moral of my story is to look and check at the
timing setting first to make sure that it is right-on.
I would be cautious of destroying any cat converter.
My 2cents,
Joel
89 Syncro Westy
Soon to have new OME shocks
No Rust-yet, in Rochester NY where Spring is
springing.
--- Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU> wrote:
> It was probably the catalatic converter glowing red!
> I have seen it
> happen before! You can either unbolt it and knock
> out the guts and
> destroy the catalytic properties or check out
> vanagain.com or busdepot.com
> for a new one.
> Matthew
> 84 w/ a catalytic converter, sort of...
>
>
> Matthew Pollard
> http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
> Dept. of Chemistry
> http://www.chem.uidaho.edu
> University of Idaho
> http://www.uidaho.edu
>
> On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, Carl Hansen wrote:
>
> > Hey team, a quick note from my Brother-in-law in
> the UP of Michigan. Any
> > onw got a clue of what's goin on??
> >
> > **** SNIP ORIGINAL ****
> > my van managed to do something strange never been
> done before to me today.
> > It was skipping for a couple of miles at 65
> dropped to 45 kicked in again
> > so sped to 60 and then pulled into friends
> driveway. Did an uphill run up
> > the driveway spitting/sputtering/baby backfires
> with flame all the way up
> > and shut it off. Muffler was glowing red. So
> what is your diagnosis?
> > Seems as though something just kinda "broke".
> Distributor? I did check
> > connections, condition of rotor and cap and relay
> on right rear fender
> > already and their all okay.
> >
> >
> > Ch
> >
> > '89 SyncroBeast Vanagon - Soon to come - New
> Shocks for the Syncro!
> > Soon as I get rid
> of the rust. ugh
> > '87 16V GTI
> > '80 850 Yamaha Special
> > '87 16V GTI w/ hale damage - parting out - body
> gone, parts remain
> > '89 16V GTI w/ toasted motor
> > '86 Scirocco (8 valve w/ auto) - SO's - now w/
> it's own hale damage
> >
> > Prior Lake, MinneSnowta - Brrrrrrr! Winter's
> here.
> >
>
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