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Holy crap that's hot

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  1. tg.weaver

    tg.weaver

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    Splitting wood tonight saw this any idea what or where I should begin...[​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]

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    Your last pic looks like you were trying to get away from a bomb....:startled:

    Is that the pump?
    I've never seen any part of a splitter glow like that:eek:

    I'll :popcorn: until someone else chimes in!

    Stay safe tg.weaver :yes:
     
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    Whatzat? Muffler?
     
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    It's the pipe that comes off the engine and goes for the muffler. The last pic was a mistake

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    Mistake or not, now I can see that it's going to the muffler....a hot pipe that is!
     
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    I've seen red hot exhaust on many engines when run hard at night...probably not a problem...
     
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    Change/increase in relative humidity affecting?
     
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    Nah, just the no/low ambient light makes it so you can "see" the temperature of the exhaust manifold and/or pipe.
    Steel starts to glow at 900* or so...and combustion chamber temps run well above that, so...
     
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    Well dang Brendy....learnt me sumpin' new right cheer.
    Thanx, big D!:handshake:
     
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    I've had the muffler on my 394 glow (not quite that bright) while milling in the dark.
     
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    For rizzeal?
    That's just :loco: :crazy: to me!
     
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    Dad had an old Ford diesel tractor when I was a kid...I liked riding with him at night because the exhaust manifold would glow red and it blew sparks straight up out of the muffler when it was working hard...easily amused I guess I was...
     
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    No humidity here tonight


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    Running full throttle for a long time will do that.
    I doubt there is a problem.
     
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    I never realized it was getting that hot till I had a job that took me into the evening when it started getting dark. Imagine 10 minute wide open cuts w/ a 50"b/c and I had to trim the log to fit my 48" mill!
     
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    :saw::saw::saw::faint:
     
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    Yup totally normal, you just can't see that in the daylight.

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    I have one that'll have a fire out the stack under full load at night. No wonder it eats mufflers.
     
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    Probably not a problem.... if it has a spark arrestor just make sure it's clean...could clog up and cause a bit of a hot situation....
     
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    Think I have to worry about it exploding? I check oil level tonight after pulling the muffler it is low. No spark arrester that I found might order a new muffler only like 10 bucks. Thoughts

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