| silverchief | -- 05-04-2016 @ 8:30 AM |
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I live in a four season state. I normally drive my 46 only a very short distance, and it seldom gets up to operating temp. It has a new dual exhaust system and on occasion I see droplets of water coming from the exhaust pipes. Thinking about drilling a 1/8 inch hole in bottom of each muffler to relieve moisture gathering there. Pros and cons?
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| BUCKAWHO | -- 05-04-2016 @ 10:17 AM |
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Hi....That's just exactly what I did to my new Smithy's. That will allow more drainage from the exhaust system and the mufflers. Especially important if trips are short. BT
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| FordFreak | -- 05-04-2016 @ 1:19 PM |
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Good idea !
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| Drbrown | -- 05-06-2016 @ 8:24 PM |
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My Smitty's are pretty old. They don't have drain holes (a good idea) and I normally get a fair amount of condensation out the tail pipes. After the engine and system heat up it stops. In the years when I was burning leaded gas I always drilled drain holes in my mufflers. Definitely lengthened life of mufflers.
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| joe b | -- 05-07-2016 @ 10:08 AM |
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I have had Smithy mufflers on my '41 for 18 years. I also drilled a small hole in them. I also get lots of moisture from the exhaust until warm up.
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