Black stuff coming out of tail pipes?????

Roddy · Post by **Roddy** » Tue May 21, 2002 4:18 pm

I have a '72 SB with 1600 dp engine. While I was outside today tinkering on the bug I noticed something coming out of the taipipes while it was running. It was black in color and seemed to almost spray out in little dots. It wasn't really heavy but it was noticable. Eventually as it ran it stopped, but is has me worried. What could cause this? Just the other day I had the carb off putting on a rebuild kit...maybe that has something to do with it.
Thanks,
Matt

mharney · Post by **mharney** » Tue May 21, 2002 6:08 pm

if it dried up, it was condensation and some carbon. Normal.

staab · Post by **staab** » Tue May 21, 2002 10:25 pm

yea i get that too... little flecks on my shop pants when im standing behind the engine on warm up

rich2481 · Post by **rich2481** » Wed May 22, 2002 6:23 am

start worrying about it after the car is totally warmed up. condensation with the exhaust crap in muffler make a hell of a mess. You said it goes away so that is a good sign pointing toward condesation

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s. hatcher · Post by **s. hatcher** » Wed May 22, 2002 7:28 am

Sounds like you might be running too rich, and that you are spitting out the unburnt fuel that has collected deposits.

Shannon

'65 Beetle - "the Creamsicle" orange w/ white sides

sinistervw · Post by **sinistervw** » Wed May 22, 2002 9:42 pm

its just condensation...smell it its water...if it was running rich enough to spray raw fuel out the pips then there would be a crap load of black smoke too!

s. hatcher · Post by **s. hatcher** » Thu May 23, 2002 7:16 am

Not nessecarily....I'm positive that mine was spitting out little dots of fuel, and the only black smoke was a minimal amount at higher RPMs.

Shannon