smell & heat from painted manifold
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smell & heat from painted manifold
ok, i sprayed some copper spray on my turbo manifold and then after it dried coated it with some 1500 degree high temp black spray paint. My downpipe is just coated with the high temp paint. Its been sitting in the garage dried for 3 weeks now, and assembled on my car for 2 weeks, haven't driven the car at all till today. Well i drove the car around the block and noticed theres a smell like melted crayon and when i pop my hood, theres a vague barely noticable steam like vapor, i'm guessing from the dump tube, but just want to make sure nothing is wrong here? I've also painted my valve cover today.
Did oil change 3 weeks ago and just drove it today as well. Turbo spins freely.
Btw, NO LEAKS! car ran well before also, never smoked, just 5k on turbo and settup.
Did oil change 3 weeks ago and just drove it today as well. Turbo spins freely.
Btw, NO LEAKS! car ran well before also, never smoked, just 5k on turbo and settup.
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Re: smell & heat from painted manifold (alfee)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by alfee »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok, i sprayed some copper spray on my turbo manifold and then after it dried coated it with some 1500 degree high temp black spray paint. My downpipe is just coated with the high temp paint. Its been sitting in the garage dried for 3 weeks now, and assembled on my car for 2 weeks, haven't driven the car at all till today. Well i drove the car around the block and noticed theres a smell like melted crayon and when i pop my hood, theres a vague barely noticable steam like vapor, i'm guessing from the dump tube, but just want to make sure nothing is wrong here? I've also painted my valve cover today.
Did oil change 3 weeks ago and just drove it today as well. Turbo spins freely.
Btw, NO LEAKS! car ran well before also, never smoked, just 5k on turbo and settup.</TD></TR></TABLE>
That's normal for the paint to have the vapors coming off the manifold. I painted my header awhile back and had the same thing. It just stinks for awhile. It took about 20-35 mins for it to finally stop giving out the vapor and the harsh smell. You'll be fine.
Did oil change 3 weeks ago and just drove it today as well. Turbo spins freely.
Btw, NO LEAKS! car ran well before also, never smoked, just 5k on turbo and settup.</TD></TR></TABLE>
That's normal for the paint to have the vapors coming off the manifold. I painted my header awhile back and had the same thing. It just stinks for awhile. It took about 20-35 mins for it to finally stop giving out the vapor and the harsh smell. You'll be fine.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by alfee »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thanks for the reasurrance, i admit i was worried for a moment there.
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