Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
Posts: 14368
Hole in FBH exhaust
Iv been out playing with the FBH . Opened the bonnet and rang the FBH ..started fine. After a few mins i noticed a lot of smoke near the FBH . Fist off thought it was just comming up from below as its very cold and frosty .
I then noticed it was comming from the top of the exhaust . Put my had over the end of exhaust and sure enough it bellows out of the hole at the top .
So ..was this hole made on purpose because its a G4 and if the exhaust ever got blocked it would still work ? Is it a defect ..although it dosent look like its rusted through .
If any one is under there bonnet any time soon could you have a look and see if you have the same ( especially G4 owners ...Ian ..Andy )
G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
4th Jan 2010 2:12 pm
Frapp
Member Since: 19 Dec 2008
Location: Norff Zummerzet
Posts: 1653
Just nipped out, in the cold and the conclusion is:
Standard HSE exhaust has a hole like yours but at both ends or mine has.
Looks purposeful as opposed to rusted. Hope that helps Member of the carrot crank club
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4th Jan 2010 3:40 pm
cherokee
Member Since: 03 Jul 2007
Location: preston
Posts: 562
Hi wiggs,
Not a G4 as you know but mine has a hole at each end like Frapp say's, so don't be welding it up
Happy New year mate hope it's a guddun!
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4th Jan 2010 3:49 pm
wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
Posts: 14368
Cheers Chaps ...dont recall ever seeing one on my old D3
Happy new year G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
4th Jan 2010 3:59 pm
stapldm
Member Since: 11 Sep 2006
Location: Swine Town
Posts: 2330
Hmmmm, noticed a puff of smoke from mine when under the bonnet during lunchtime; I'll see if mine has such a hole. I assume it's to prevent cold water being sucked up the pipe during wading as it cools and condenses the combustion steam to a vacuum?Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
4th Jan 2010 7:05 pm
bellautos
Member Since: 02 Feb 2006
Location: NorthYorkshire
Posts: 2532
My D4 has the same holes i noticed it while doing the FBH prime and run test the smoke was belching out, like you i got a bit of a worry on when i seen all the smoke lol
Pete
4th Jan 2010 8:37 pm
stapldm
Member Since: 11 Sep 2006
Location: Swine Town
Posts: 2330
Yep, my D3 has the same holes.Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
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and the conclusion is:
or mine has.
