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Offline akhunter

Exhaust cherry red
« on: February 19, 2022, 05:44:54 PM »
I was running the engine on my Uforce 800 and the exhaust started running deeper in sound than normal. When I looked at the muffler it was cherry red. As I pulled it into the garage I noticed low power as well. What could be the issue.

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Offline NMKawierider

Re: Exhaust cherry red
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2022, 06:39:04 PM »
Might be something to take in for. These have a small catalytic converter inside that runs hot anyway..but if there is something extra introduced at the right quantity, like extra fuel..as in in a sticking or leaking injector, or even oil, they can run much hotter then normal...even hot enough to close-up and cause additional restriction..which would cause loss of power. Of course there are a number of other things that can cause power loss as well...many we don't want to think about...and some that would cause oil to be introduced into the system. So..maybe you could take the muffler off just long enough to see if it runs normal again and no oil smoke. It's good to know if one of the O2 sensors gets contaminated enough to cause an error code, that the code will tell you which one...and this which cylinder has the problem. Of course it could also be extra air getting into the exhaust system as in some spring came loose and the donut has lost it's seal. Check those too but sounds like that damage is already done.   
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Offline TunaChaser

Re: Exhaust cherry red
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2022, 10:51:40 AM »
These machines are tuned to run too lean to meet certain states emission standards.
When the mixture of air and gas is not proportional, and the amount of air is more than the amount of gas, this means that the machine is running too lean. This unbalanced situation will cause a furnace effect (extreme heat) at the exhaust.

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Offline NMKawierider

Re: Exhaust cherry red
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2022, 11:26:20 AM »
Just to make it clear for everyone, what TunaChaser is saying is if the correct air to fuel ratios are not correct, you can get extreme heat..either way.  For gasoline engines, the air/ fuel ratio is more like 14.2 -14.9:1 with 14.7:1 being the center point. Any more air is considered "lean" where any less is considered "rich". As we know, CFM is already pushing to the lean-side already..to meet state and government standards as TunaChaser stated. 
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