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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 04:56 AM
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Happy Monday! Wife wanted to drive the '88 Anniversary to work and had to show her how the handbrake works lol, when the car back up I noticed drops of something on the driveway, two side by side drops and four in a row (dripped as she backed up) being illuminated by the headlights it was hard to tell what it was. Just had an oil change the other day, spots were dark....touched it and it didn't feel like oil, (the consistency but couldn't tell initially). Definitely not transmission fluid or coolant. Will take a pic of the spots
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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 05:26 AM
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Wife was very exited driving the vette.
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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 05:42 AM
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was the A/c or defroster on?
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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 03:43 PM
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Default No defroster or A/C

It was early this morning. Here's a pic of the drips

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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 04:55 PM
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did it evaporate?

metallicy exhausty smell to it?

leakage from the cat/exhaust?



if u can jack it safely and safely put multiple jackstands under the car (plenty of redundancy) and take tou phone with light under there you should track it down easy.
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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 10:43 PM
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Looks like exhaust condensation.
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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bow tie guy
that's just rich condesation from a cold engine
Originally Posted by A Peter C4
Looks like exhaust condensation.

Normal on a cold startup from the exhaust.
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Old Oct 4, 2016 | 05:44 PM
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Yup water condensation on the exhaust catching some of the fine carbon soot, makes it look like dark fluid to be concerned over. It's not.
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Originally Posted by DGXR
Yup water condensation on the exhaust catching some of the fine carbon soot, makes it look like dark fluid to be concerned over. It's not.
with all the above...but you never noticed this before?
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Originally Posted by Crossed Flags Fan
with all the above...but you never noticed this before?
Maybe he watches more carefully when someone else is driving the car...
I know I do!
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