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drip from driverside longtube collector?!?!

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Old 09-14-2003, 04:49 PM
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drip from driverside longtube collector?!?!

it bubbles out of the header collector gasket (which is slightly blown/leaking) very slowly while idleing.........it looks clear so i think it might be gas..............the number one primary has the infamous exhaust leak so it might be making me run rich, hence the gas. does that sound right?
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Old 09-14-2003, 05:06 PM
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it could be condensation from your AC. I have it when i run my AC it drips right on my headers and sizzles. I have SLP shorties but i am sure they are in a similar location of your LT's.
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Originally posted by Z95m6
it could be condensation from your AC. I have it when i run my AC it drips right on my headers and sizzles. I have SLP shorties but i am sure they are in a similar location of your LT's.
ac is on the passenger side.................and this drip is literally coming out of the collector gasket............its not something that is sliding down the header pipe.
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what about condensation?? But maybe after it sits it collects and then when you start the car and let it idle it bubbles out. Not sure just a guess??
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what about condensation?? But maybe after it sits it collects and then when you start the car and let it idle it bubbles out. Not sure just a guess??
I agree with that.. Drive it for a while and get all the eqhaust hot and then see if it does it. You will have to drive for a while.. short trips are hard on eqhaust systems becuase the moisture builds up and it never gets hot enoguht to evaporate it all.
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Well....if you have a nose use it man
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Old 09-14-2003, 09:22 PM
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Originally posted by gb95zconv
Well....if you have a nose use it man
i wasnt planning on sticking my finger under the car to catch a liquid that could be potentially scalding hot.......hehe.......there wasnt enough on the groudn to smell anything
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Cool

A little water in the exhaust is normal. When I had a cutout I used to have a few drops come out whenever I uncapped it.

Just try to fix the leak.

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