My muffler exploded...
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My muffler exploded...
Hey all, recently had quite the scare in my ‘87 camaro. its always had trouble starting since i bought it but this time was different. it got close to turning over and then BANG - smoke was flowing out of the back of my car and i thought i had died. I hopped out and checked out the rear end to see a hole about the size of two baseballs had been blown out of my muffler. What would have caused this? I think it is a clogged cat, which would also explain the hesitation when accelerating and rough idle, right? Well, for now i sawed off the exhaust, and the car still runs a bit rough but at least it moves. Any ideas on what caused this and what I can do to fix it are appreciated, thanks!
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Re: My muffler exploded...
Hey all, recently had quite the scare in my ‘87 camaro. its always had trouble starting since i bought it but this time was different. it got close to turning over and then BANG - smoke was flowing out of the back of my car and i thought i had died. I hopped out and checked out the rear end to see a hole about the size of two baseballs had been blown out of my muffler. What would have caused this? I think it is a clogged cat, which would also explain the hesitation when accelerating and rough idle, right? Well, for now i sawed off the exhaust, and the car still runs a bit rough but at least it moves. Any ideas on what caused this and what I can do to fix it are appreciated, thanks!
And for the love of God man , get a flippin exhaust system back on that car before ya go getting us ALL branded as knuckle dragging malletheads
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Re: My muffler exploded...
A clogged cat will not cause a muffler to explode.
What WILL cause that, is loads of unburned fuel accumulating in it by it being put through the motor while it won't start, then getting set on fire by the first cylinder that finally fires.
You have an ignition type of problem, preventing it from starting easily.
Try a new set of spark plugs, and a dist cap & rotor.
And of course, a new muffler...
What WILL cause that, is loads of unburned fuel accumulating in it by it being put through the motor while it won't start, then getting set on fire by the first cylinder that finally fires.
You have an ignition type of problem, preventing it from starting easily.
Try a new set of spark plugs, and a dist cap & rotor.
And of course, a new muffler...
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Re: My muffler exploded...
Apparently you have one of those fancy external combustion engines.
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Re: My muffler exploded...
Id tune it up first thing first,, cut off that useless cat, and put a new muffler in there.
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