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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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you guys get much moisture from the tailpipe and or out of the little wheep hole on the muffler
i live in AZ dry climate but get a puddle from the muffler some times
06 silverado 5.3
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 10:26 PM
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i get some water drips. nothing extravagant. sounds like an emissions problem. has your truck been smogged recently?
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 5:21 PM
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could it be crappy fuel, i have heard that tale many times
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 6:03 PM
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Hi desert chevy,

Welcome to the Chevy Forums.

I've always wondered about this, sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.

I've never been able to determine a cause/effect relationship as far as driving type,distance, weather, etc.
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 6:07 PM
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ya it puzzles me
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 7:00 AM
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Humidity % in the air probably determines if condensation comes out the exhaust. Ambient air temp. is probably part of the equation also. High humidity + cool air temp = condensation. Warm moist exhaust hits the cooler exhaust system = condensation coming out the of the system. Short trips do not allow the system to heat up enough to burn the condensation out completly.
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 9:44 AM
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A small amount of the product of gasoline combustion is water along with all different types of carbons and oxides.
Gasoline has a little bit of water in it and it may not fully escape the exhaust.
Its perfectly normal to see moisture in your exhaust even in the dryest of climates.
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