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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 10:08 AM
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Default stack makin a mess
ive got a 4in single stack and it is spewing all kinds of soot all over my truck. is this normal?
 
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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 10:26 AM
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Pretty much yah...
 
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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 11:40 AM
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yeah its one of the perils of having a stack you can flat cut and throw a flapper on there and you will be good to go...most of the mess comes from rain getting down it there
 
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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by stkdram55
yeah its one of the perils of having a stack you can flat cut and throw a flapper on there and you will be good to go...most of the mess comes from rain getting down it there
iowa 80 sells the rain caps for miter cuts... 180 a pop IIRC
 
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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 12:19 PM
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yeah id rather use a plastic bag and a rubber band then pay 180 for a rain cap for my mitre stack
 
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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 12:24 PM
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Coffee can or a five gallon bucket, problem solved
 
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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 12:25 PM
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thanx guys.... ill keep washin the truck and put a can over it when im not drivin it
 
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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 02:42 PM
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folgers makes a great stack cap
 
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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 02:46 PM
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be sure to use a metal can other wise yuou'll have a nice melted plastic mess all over your pretty stack
 
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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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Ya, or you can use a 30 rack box, they last about 2 or 3 rain storms......Thats what we use up north
 
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