sooty van

Post by **chilly** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:36 pm

My van is leaving sooty marks on the drive. Not sure whether its running too rich, I've looked at the plugs which seem to be the perfect colour. Don't think its buning oil (no blue smoke).
Can it be simply the fact that the exhaust pipe on commercials point downwards and that the sootyness is normal?
Cheers
Chris

Post by **RogerRust** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 4:24 pm

If you have "sooty marks" you should "Sweep" them up

Post by **Arfron** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:28 pm

The chrome tail pipe on my Morris 1000 car points downwards and a similar thing happens . Given up worrying about it !!

Arfron

Post by **Cam** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:37 pm

Probably when you start up on choke (mega rich). My cars are prone to it too.

Post by **RogerRust** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:08 pm

my garage wall suffers the same abuse

Post by **Onne** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:46 pm

So does my parking space.

Post by **rayofleamington** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:33 pm

My traveller used to leave a HUGE sooty mark (either on the floor of the garage or on the front wall of the house) - the engine then died

Post by **Cam** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:51 pm

Well that's looking on the bright side!

Actually now that you come to mention it, MY garage door suffers from the mark(s) too.

Post by **bigginger** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 6:00 pm

Mine does most of its starting on gravel here, so the marks don't show, but I was pretty shocked at the marks it left on the nice new road outside Multiphonnikk's house

Post by **Blunt** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 6:13 pm

mine too...

phew, at least it's "normal"

Post by **chilly** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:45 pm

thanks guys... the answer I was hoping for... it's normal!

Post by **bigginger** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:10 pm

Looks like it!

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