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sooty van
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:36 pm
by chilly
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
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 4:24 pm
by RogerRust
If you have "sooty marks" you should "Sweep" them up
Sooty Marks
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:28 pm
by Arfron
The chrome tail pipe on my Morris 1000 car points downwards and a similar thing happens . Given up worrying about it !!
Arfron
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:37 pm
by Cam
Probably when you start up on choke (mega rich). My cars are prone to it too.
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:08 pm
by RogerRust
my garage wall suffers the same abuse
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:46 pm
by Onne
So does my parking space.
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:33 pm
by rayofleamington
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
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:51 pm
by Cam
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.
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 6:00 pm
by bigginger
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
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 6:13 pm
by Blunt
mine too...
phew, at least it's "normal"
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:45 pm
by chilly
thanks guys... the answer I was hoping for... it's normal!
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:10 pm
by bigginger
Looks like it!