Re: Uncorked exhaust

["Owen" <renarac@domain.elided>]

True. It will eventually burn the exhaust valves.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>
To: <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 1999 10:27 AM
Subject: Uncorked exhaust


> Just remembered..
> 
> I've been told NOT to run a motor w/o an exhaust for long, or you'll
> burn the valves?  Something about the too-cool ambient air rushing up
> the manifolds and into the heads when you shut the the motor doww, and
> causing "bad things."
> 
> True?  Not true?
> 
> There's a set of headers n' straight pipes waiting for me in Bozeman..
> my friend painted the pipes, ran the motor 'till it got hot, then cut
> the pipes where they started to burn the paint first.. *BUT* there was
> still a pipe.. not "right off the manifold"..
> 
> I'll get the exhaust hooked up anyhow.. even if it's w/o the donuts..
> tho' it sure sounds appealing uncorked. <VBG>
> 
> -Tom
>