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KCW · 05-22-2025, 05:15 PM

Hi everyone,

I’ve posted in this before but I’m hoping for a little more clarity on what exactly is happening with my 26 T.

A few months ago I noticed when I was done driving that my exhaust manifold was glowing red hot like lava, even if after a short drive. I posted in this a was give advice that I am running the engine too lean. In trouble shooting this the Bendix on my starter broke! It took a while to fix but I finally got it working today.

I noticed within about two minutes of running in my garage that the exhaust was starting to glow red hot. Since I’ve got the floor boards out I could see more of the exhaust pipe and it seems that a long portion of it was getting red hot.

Why is this happening? This never happened before. Are there some other ways of trouble shooting this? I’m particularly worried because the exhaust run right underneath the gas tank.

I’m an amateur at making repairs, but am learning slowly as I dig into trying to solve some of these problems on my own (with help from sole local experts as well). Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

05-22-2025, 05:15 PM	#1
KCW Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 76	26 T exhaust turning red hot Hi everyone, I’ve posted in this before but I’m hoping for a little more clarity on what exactly is happening with my 26 T. A few months ago I noticed when I was done driving that my exhaust manifold was glowing red hot like lava, even if after a short drive. I posted in this a was give advice that I am running the engine too lean. In trouble shooting this the Bendix on my starter broke! It took a while to fix but I finally got it working today. I noticed within about two minutes of running in my garage that the exhaust was starting to glow red hot. Since I’ve got the floor boards out I could see more of the exhaust pipe and it seems that a long portion of it was getting red hot. Why is this happening? This never happened before. Are there some other ways of trouble shooting this? I’m particularly worried because the exhaust run right underneath the gas tank. I’m an amateur at making repairs, but am learning slowly as I dig into trying to solve some of these problems on my own (with help from sole local experts as well). Any advice would be greatly appreciated!