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Originally Posted by Trackrash View Post
I had oil dripping on my exhaust for 20+ years. Not enough to smoke, just enough that every year or two I would have to clean it off to keep it presentable. Catch fire, is a sales pitch and total BS. AND once he has your motor out, it will need a lot more than just seals and a top end. While we are in there......

$16K? What are those guys charging per hour?
I wouldn't say that a fire potential is total BS. I recently got a parts car with a 3.2 . The motor was leaking oil so I pulled the stainless exhaust off for my 3.0 . Fired the motor up while it was on my lift and after it ran for about 10 minutes the exhaust caught on fire and was throwing flames up into the heater vent. Apparently oil had puddled in the heater box and once it hot hot enough it started on fire. Luckily I had an extinguisher handy.
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