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I have to let my car run for 5-10 min to let the air compressors fill the air tank. And even with the bay doors open I still get the smell of exhaust in the house. The other day it was bad enough to set the carbon dioxide detectors off. Has anyone built a system to vent the car exhaust? I was thinking of using heating duct and hooking it to the tail pipes and then running it out the front of the garage.

Does anyone see any problems with this plan?

-Tom
 
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I don't see a problem with it. I am going to put a hole in my wall and a cover so I can vent exhaust in the winter.
 
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That might work. Big *** floor fan would probably be better. Pre charging the system and rolling it outside better.
 
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Idle outside?

This is the reason for the new codes on attached garages. They must be well sealed to avoid this issue.

If you insist on idling in your garage then purchase one (or a set if you have duals) of exhaust tubes. They are not cheap but they are safe and last forever. You could just use some dryer vent pipe and run it to an old furnace fan to blow it out side.
 
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I want to do that. When I get a new tank that has more ports. Mine only has 4. I thought this would be a easy fix for now.

-Tom
 
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colo crawler said:
I have to let my car run for 5-10 min to let the air compressors fill the air tank. And even with the bay doors open I still get the smell of exhaust in the house. The other day it was bad enough to set the carbon dioxide detectors off. Has anyone built a system to vent the car exhaust? I was thinking of using heating duct and hooking it to the tail pipes and then running it out the front of the garage.

Does anyone see any problems with this plan?

-Tom
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Air tanks in a car? What kind of car, and why so long to fill?

Best solution, honestly, would be to buy a proper exhaust hose (they are rubber) and do it right. In the end, you'll be glad you did it that way, kludging something together with vent pipe will be a kludge at best.

There are a bunch on eBay at any time, and as well a lot of regular mail order/online shops (such as Summit and Jegs) carry this stuff as well. :thumbup:
 
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nehog said:
Air tanks in a car? What kind of car, and why so long to fill?

Best solution, honestly, would be to buy a proper exhaust hose (they are rubber) and do it right. In the end, you'll be glad you did it that way, kludging something together with vent pipe will be a kludge at best.

There are a bunch on eBay at any time, and as well a lot of regular mail order/online shops (such as Summit and Jegs) carry this stuff as well. :thumbup:
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The car is a 1968 Caprice with air bags. The oil pan sits about a 1/2 inch off the ground, so pulling it out before it airs up is out of the question. I will look into the exhaust hose. Thank you.

-Tom
 
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colo crawler said:
The car is a 1968 Caprice with air bags. The oil pan sits about a 1/2 inch off the ground, so pulling it out before it airs up is out of the question. I will look into the exhaust hose. Thank you.

-Tom
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Leave it aired up in the garage?

I assume it is aired up when you pull in so leave it like that until you pull back out. A short drive would get your tanks full again for the next drop.

I just would not take any chances with an attached garage, especially one that is obviously not sealed well from the dwelling.
 
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Maybe I am missing the simple solution, but why not park with the rear of the car near the garage door and let the exhaust run outside? Does you car not have rear tailpipes like most all 68 Caprices do?

Or if you have an electric compressor (sounds like you do since the 5-10 minutes fill), can you just let it charge up without the engine running? Your battery should be able to handle that fine and still start the car.
 
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Giant fan mounted on a wall or ceiling?

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dirttracker18 said:
Leave it aired up in the garage?

I assume it is aired up when you pull in so leave it like that until you pull back out. A short drive would get your tanks full again for the next drop.

I just would not take any chances with an attached garage, especially one that is obviously not sealed well from the dwelling.
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I don't drive it that much in the winter. But it is something I do in the summer when I drive it more.

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Maybe I am missing the simple solution, but why not park with the rear of the car near the garage door and let the exhaust run outside? Does you car not have rear tailpipes like most all 68 Caprices do?

Or if you have an electric compressor (sounds like you do since the 5-10 minutes fill), can you just let it charge up without the engine running? Your battery should be able to handle that fine and still start the car.
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With my garage having the two single bay doors and my 20x20 space, backing in is the only way to get the car in with enough space all the way around the car.

Here is a link to some pics of how the garage looks. http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134535

I have tried just about everything and thought that this would be the simple/cheap fix since I would have to run the full length of the garage.

-Tom
 
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