Date:         Mon, 4 Mar 2002 07:04:12 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject:      Re: Water from tailpipe
Comments: To: Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM>

This is why five minute trips to the grocery store play hell with exhaust
systems.  They're left with liquid water inside the muffler to rust it away.

Karl Wolz

> Completely normal.
> Burning any hydrocarbon (like gasoline) produces water.  At normal
> operating temperature it and the surrounding gases are hot enough that
> the water molecules disperse into the air as humidity without getting a
> chance to condense like they do while the car is warming up.
>
> Larry A.
> Chicago  0 F  this morning

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