6" SS EXHAUST STACK
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6" SS EXHAUST STACK
I haven't researched it, but the problem of the 6" stack is the issue
-- almost all accessories max out at 5" diameter. Someone somewhere might offer a 6" flap stack cover. In the interim, perhaps a (metal) bucket and bungee cord would provide protection. Use a small, light (kids) bucket, and no bungee cord and it will remove itself when you start up -- otherwise, be sure not to forget to remove it! Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 aeonix1@... On the road at Williams, AZ On Dec 4, 2008, at 9:51 AM, Wallace Craig wrote: > For us pore lawyer types; simple is the best solution. Do you know > if the flap like I described is available that fits the coach that > you and I have with 90 degree exhaust end?? I am going to be on > South Padre Island for Jan & Feb and would like to keep water out. > > Wallace Craig > 95 WLWB 42 > Azle, Texas > > > --- On Thu, 12/4/08, Kurt Horvath > From: Kurt Horvath > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: 6" SS EXHAUST STACK > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008, 10:20 AM > > Hi Wallace, I looked into several options, the one I liked most was > bi-metalic valves. That's a strip of metal that expands and > contracts when heated and cooled. It's used in some muffler > applications. When it's cold it leaves a gap over a hole when > heated it contracts and covers the opening. Easy few parts > automatic operation, simular to what you described. The current > prototype can be modified in this manner. The electric valve can be > removed and a flange can be put in it's place with any type of > device from a bung with a plug to the exhaust dump valve to drain > away the water. I wanted the trap to be capable of draining away an > possible water flow that might be encountered. Five gallons a min. > is most likly more than enough, unless that little son of gun > Murphy shows up. L.O.L. Of course the rain cap will do the job but > it's not a very attractive option, The 90 degree turn out pipe also > works well but I've been trying to delete as many turns in the > pipes as possible. The system that will be offered to the general > public is a direct replacement of OEM parts for your coach, The > photos that will be posted soon are of the exhaust going into my > coach. Kurt Horvath 95 PT 42 10AC --- In > WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Wallace Craig > wrote: > > Kurt, I am probably the last person on earth that you > should tale advise from about anything mechanical. Having said > that; can you not install a flap at the end of the exhaust that is > weighted to stay closed when the engine is not operating? I know I > have seen it on truck applications. > Keep Tennessee clean & green, > maybe I will get back that way sometime soon. Fuel is $2.44 at > Racetrack in Azle. Happy holidays. > > > Wallace Craig > 95 WLWB > 42 > Azle, Texas > > --- On Thu, 12/4/08, Kurt Horvath > wrote: > > From: Kurt Horvath > [WanderlodgeForum] Re: 6" SS EXHAUST STACK > To: > WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > Date: Thursday, December 4, > 2008, 8:58 AM > > Here we are 6 weeks after our last posts on my > exhaust build. I > should have some photos today rain permitting. > > > Some forum members brought up several points that I had not > fully > considered or researched. > > Some of the mods are a 90 > degree turnout pipe up top, a 30 degree > miter cut with a rain > visor and a drain tube on the necks bottom > inside curve of the > turn out. This should keep most of the rain out. > > Not being able > to decide on exactly which type of exit I wanted I > have built, > two types the 90 I just described and a straight stack > with a > rain cap. > > Yes David the same as on your JD, At least I polished > it up. > > If you look at your PT's exhaust it's a straight shot > from the > exhaust opening straight into your motor. Systems with > mufflers have > water traps and some have drains as well, small > holes drilled into > the bottom of the muffler. I opted out of a > muffler, for a straight > stack, so some sort of rain trap had to > be created that would not > interfere with the exhaust gas flow and > trap and drain rain > accumulation of any proportions. A 5" hole > can accumulate a lot of > water in a daily south Florida afternoon > rain, day after day sooner > or later your going to fill the block > with water. According to > Detroit this is a problem. DUH!!! > Detroit used the words Catastrophic > Failure several times. > > > This first post has a photo of the test drain trap. Look on the > Home > Page for photo in Bumpersbird Album last pic. What you are > looking at > is the drain section with the garden hose on full > flow. 5 gallons per > min. As you can see it gets most of the flow. > The section of tube on > the ground has been cut down to 6" long > with a 3.5" electric exhaust > dump valve installed on a flange to > open and close the water trap. At > this point it is manually > operated by a rocker switch or a by a > remote key fob. > > I'm > working on a thermal activated switch that will close the valve > > upon heating or a sensor that will open the valve if it detects > water > in the trap. The surest method of operation is to open it > when parked > and close it before you crank up the motor > > Some > of my modification will most likely raise some eyebrows, and the > > commentary which when taken in the proper context may led to > another > modification. > > Most likely NOT a this stage, unless of > course someone spots a > glaring defect or error in my build. > > > I'm ready to install the new pipes and go somewhere in the coach, > > she's been in the barn since Aug. On the up side I have gotten > > several large fix's and rebuilds done on her since I knew she would > > sitting for a while. > > Comments, criticism, suggestions, jokes, > remarks, welcomed. > > Currently this is a prototype for my coach, > a direct replacement for > the 95-96 PT42's is in the works. It > will be built Stainless Steel > and will be a direct bolt in > application, to replace the OEM parts. > > > > Kurt Horvath > 95 PT > 42 > 10AC > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! > Groups Links > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WanderlodgeForum/join (Yahoo! ID > |
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6" SS EXHAUST STACK - erniecarpet@... - 10-21-2008, 07:11
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 10-21-2008, 10:52
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Rob Robinson - 10-21-2008, 11:02
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Leroy Eckert - 10-21-2008, 11:05
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Leroy Eckert - 10-21-2008, 11:24
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - David Brady - 10-21-2008, 16:28
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - erniecarpet@... - 10-30-2008, 04:37
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - erniecarpet@... - 10-30-2008, 06:05
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 10-30-2008, 08:30
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - erniecarpet@... - 10-30-2008, 08:53
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 10-30-2008, 09:56
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - mbulriss - 10-30-2008, 10:38
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 10-30-2008, 11:39
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Gregory OConnor - 10-30-2008, 12:48
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - David Brady - 10-30-2008, 14:02
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 10-30-2008, 15:56
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 10-30-2008, 16:33
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 10-30-2008, 17:06
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - David Brady - 10-30-2008, 17:31
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - David Brady - 10-31-2008, 08:39
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 10-31-2008, 09:14
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - ronmarabito2002 - 10-31-2008, 12:42
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - David Brady - 10-31-2008, 14:05
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - David Brady - 10-31-2008, 14:30
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 10-31-2008, 17:24
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Pete Masterson - 11-01-2008, 04:18
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - David Brady - 11-01-2008, 05:33
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 11-01-2008, 06:25
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 11-01-2008, 06:47
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - David Brady - 11-01-2008, 06:50
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Rob Robinson - 11-01-2008, 06:53
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - David Brady - 11-01-2008, 07:33
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Gregory OConnor - 11-01-2008, 08:16
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 11-01-2008, 08:41
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 11-01-2008, 08:55
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - ronmarabito2002 - 11-01-2008, 11:59
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Gregory OConnor - 11-01-2008, 12:13
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - David Brady - 11-01-2008, 12:14
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 11-01-2008, 12:30
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - David Brady - 11-01-2008, 13:27
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - David Brady - 11-01-2008, 14:30
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - David Brady - 11-01-2008, 16:35
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 11-01-2008, 16:41
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - David Brady - 11-01-2008, 18:37
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 11-01-2008, 18:41
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - David Brady - 11-01-2008, 18:49
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - David Brady - 11-02-2008, 02:09
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 11-02-2008, 03:17
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - hippieforever3 - 11-02-2008, 06:41
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - rogerwwebb@... - 11-03-2008, 03:25
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Joyce and Richard Hayden - 11-03-2008, 08:12
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Rob Robinson - 11-03-2008, 08:25
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Gregory OConnor - 11-03-2008, 12:14
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Joyce and Richard Hayden - 11-03-2008, 15:41
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Tom McCarthy - 11-05-2008, 18:14
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Pete Masterson - 11-06-2008, 03:18
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 12-04-2008, 02:58
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Wallace Craig - 12-04-2008, 03:08
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 12-04-2008, 04:20
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - David Brady - 12-04-2008, 04:40
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Wallace Craig - 12-04-2008, 04:51
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - robert nloomas - 12-04-2008, 07:16
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Wallace Craig - 12-04-2008, 07:49
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Pete Masterson - 12-04-2008, 12:14
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Pete Masterson - 12-04-2008 12:18
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 12-04-2008, 15:16
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Wallace Craig - 12-04-2008, 15:24
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - David Brady - 12-04-2008, 15:47
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 12-04-2008, 16:28
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Kurt Horvath - 12-04-2008, 16:40
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Terry Neal - 12-04-2008, 16:56
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Stephen Birtles - 12-05-2008, 01:23
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Chris Fogleman - 12-05-2008, 03:33
6" SS EXHAUST STACK - Terry Neal - 12-05-2008, 04:29
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