I can't see anything touching the headers except some spark plug wires which I checked and saw no melted rubber on them. I checked under the car, didn't see anything that looked suspicious, melted or anything. I guess the next step would be start her up and let her run some and see if anything starts smoking?
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- Thread starter Kats66Pny
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apollard
Active Member
Yep. Stay with it while it heats up, and you should be able to track it down. I'd keep an extinguisher around, but since your hubby opened the hood with it already smoking, a fire is unlikely.
66gt350
Active Member
And if there is a fire, grab some sticks and hotdogs!!!
apollard
Active Member
Nah, all the burning rubber leaves a nasty taste on them-
Just wait around for the gas tank fireworks big finale!
Just wait around for the gas tank fireworks big finale!
guruatbol
Always on vacation!
Do like I do with the buses.....
:bur
Drive them until they burst into flames and then let the insurance company worry about it.
:rain :beg
Mel
:bur
Drive them until they burst into flames and then let the insurance company worry about it.
:rain :beg
Mel
New video I took while I was letting her run for a while. This time I made sure to get video from the outside. :lol
Sound of Gertrude on Friday the 13th!
You can't notice it in the video, but the hood is shaking. More so than it used to when I got her. Not sure what's up with that.
Sound of Gertrude on Friday the 13th!
You can't notice it in the video, but the hood is shaking. More so than it used to when I got her. Not sure what's up with that.
guruatbol
Always on vacation!
It sounds like to me it has a wild cam in it and it needs to have the timing adjusted and probably the carb adjusted.
I wouldn't work about the fire issue it looks OK from the video.???...???
She certainly has some real potential once you get all the PO bugs worked out. sometimes it takes a while to iron those PO gremlins out. I am still battling a couple in the 67 and I have been working on it and had it worked on for many years. I think I have owned that car for ten years now.
Mel
I wouldn't work about the fire issue it looks OK from the video.???...???
She certainly has some real potential once you get all the PO bugs worked out. sometimes it takes a while to iron those PO gremlins out. I am still battling a couple in the 67 and I have been working on it and had it worked on for many years. I think I have owned that car for ten years now.
Mel
Whats a 'wild cam' ??
Thats what hubby and I were thinking, timing. I was hoping to take her to a meet and have some of the guys check it over, but it was raining Wednesday night so didn't make it. Hopefully I can make it tonight. I figure a big group of 10-15 guys should be able to help and pinpoint any issues I'm not seeing.
Thats what hubby and I were thinking, timing. I was hoping to take her to a meet and have some of the guys check it over, but it was raining Wednesday night so didn't make it. Hopefully I can make it tonight. I figure a big group of 10-15 guys should be able to help and pinpoint any issues I'm not seeing.
Took her for a cruise around the neighborhood to see if driving would cause smoke. Nothing visible coming from the hood while driving. Pulled back into the driveway, checked the engine again....
MY HEADERS ARE SMOKING! Not the headers themselves actually, but the gray heat wrap around it is where there was a small amount of smoke. :wtf
Then I recalled I used Engine Brite not long ago to clean up a few things. Maybe I accidently got some on the heat wrap around the headers and it dried and now burning off?
MY HEADERS ARE SMOKING! Not the headers themselves actually, but the gray heat wrap around it is where there was a small amount of smoke. :wtf
Then I recalled I used Engine Brite not long ago to clean up a few things. Maybe I accidently got some on the heat wrap around the headers and it dried and now burning off?
"Kats66Pny" said:
Sounds like the cause. It'll pass...just not a good idea to let it burn off in the garage. Park it outside until the headers cool down before pulling in. Don't need to be breathing in those fumes.
66gt350
Active Member
"Kats66Pny" said:
Quit buying them cigarettes. Next they'll be hanging out with other bad parts in your garage, drinking tequila and starting a gang. :guns
Is there a reason that you have the headers wrapped? That wrap has a tendency to trap moisture (condensation as the headers cool) and will slowly rust out the headers.
"Kats66Pny" said:
If that is all it is...it's fine to drive. As that wrap is prone to soaking up stuff I'm sure you're right on the cause. You need to drive to burn it off anyway.
guruatbol
Always on vacation!
"Kats66Pny" said:
That was funny.
I would say take the wrap off and through it away. You are not building a drag car here. Even John didn't use wrap on Scary and it is stupid fast!
Mel
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daveSanborn
Active Member
Your issue seems resolved, but I wanted to mention that it's NEVER a good idea to "hose off" a hot header/engine. The rapid cooling could lead to problems/cracking.