I think this is the right track. The "tail-pipe" on my oil-burner is the
outlet of the muffler that actually stops just barely past the inside edge
of the rear pan. One of the largest influences on my deciding to rebuild was
the obnoxiously persistent oils smoke wafting by ny nose.
Unless you have a very long tailpipe - probably somewhere in the range of a
foot or more - you are always going to get some amount of exhaust coming
past your face. The reason being that the air coming at the back of your
head is the air that went underneath the car. So no matter how short it is,
it will always be in "the stream".
<dnw>
'72 Midget
'98 Safari
'02 9-5 Wagon
'64 (me)
www.dnw.us/mgs.htm
----- Original Message -----
From "Gerard" <pixelsmith at gerardsgarage.com>
> Yeah, and I don't think it has anything to do with how long your pipe is
> (or isn't). I think it's the state of tune. Too rich mixture or bad valves
> causing incomplete combustion. You notice it because it's so much stronger
> of a smell than normal and it becomes pervasive. You might also have a
> small exhaust leak further forward or in the engine bay itself.
>
> Gerard
>
> At 1:48 PM -0700 8/15/02, James Gruber wrote:
> >Welcome to the list. I've got the same problem with
> >Bugsy my '68 Sprite. Glasspack muffler sticks out, way
> >out, and fumes roll back into my face. Have tried
> >driving with window vents reversed to blow extra air
> >into car and that doesn't help any. I measure distance
> >behind back of body at 5.5". I'm thinking that shorter
> >may be better and was considering cutting off the pipe
> >but it sounds so damn good at 5,000 rpm in second
> >gear.
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