Starting RV While Winterized
Hello all. I have a question I am hoping I could get help with. I have winterized my class C Jayco motorhome. I pulled the battery and brought it inside my house and put it on a battery tender. I ...
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Sam Spade wrote:OldRadios wrote:
"There is always water at the tailpipe when starting"
That means it's always sitting with moisture in it.
When you stop the engine after a drive, the pipes are HOT and moisture will NOT accumulate in them as they cool down.
The moisture you see spewing out right when it is started is a cloud of water vapor and a tiny bit of smoke that is still relatively "cold" when it hits the end of the pipe. This comes from the fuel burning and NOT from any accumulation in the pipes.
During that warm up time ONLY some of the moisture will condense inside the pipes......until they come up to operating temperature and burn it off.
Not necessarily. If it was just straight pipes maybe but just running it until it's hot does not guarantee there's not moisture left at the bottom of the muffler or converter from start up. Starting it frequently without driving it can let water accumulate in low spots. It may not all burn off by running it for a half hour. I've seen many mufflers and converters rusted from the inside. Again, I'd just let it sit. It would be better off.
