intake manifold turn white

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dadeo80
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intake manifold turn white

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crusader 454 noticed my intake manifold runner has turn white new long block have ck oil cooler ck impellar new water pump new heat exchangers have not changed water inlets or risers but they didnt look bad wen i had them out any ideas
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Is it the whole thing or only next to the carb? If so, that's normal and gets hotter because of the choke warm up.
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Re: intake manifold turn white

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the runner next to the carb will get hot as it has exhaust flow ( to heat the choke ) so it could turn the paint white .


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