[T3] water dripping on cold start

[Bryon Garvin]

>
>
>
> The "forward end of the rear heat exchanger"? That would be where the
> rear heat exchanger bolts to the exhaust port on the head. Is that
> what you mean?
>

yes.


>
> > I know that water is a byproduct of combustion, but this seems like a
> lot.
> >  Any ideas what I'm seeing?  Is there water getting into the system
> > somehow?  Or is this normal but maybe some of my junctions aren't as
> tight
> > or sealed as they should be?
>
> One thing to
> check would be to make sure the drain hole in the bottom of the fan
> housing, at the center of the parting line of the housing halves, is
> clear. That hole is about 3/16" diameter and often gets clogged with
> debris in an old engine.


Ok, will check on that.  Thanks.

Subsequent starts on dry days this past week have yielded no water.  So I
believe it's the rain getting in somehow.

 - Bryon, '71 Fastback FI/MT
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