water in tail pipe

I just had my thermostat changed and a new head gasket put on it was doing
fine and today i noticed that there was water dripping from my tail pipe
while the vehicle was running. the oil looks good not milky. Could it be
my head gasket again?

"dabrat" > wrote in message
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>I just had my thermostat changed and a new head gasket put on it was doing
> fine and today i noticed that there was water dripping from my tail pipe
> while the vehicle was running. the oil looks good not milky. Could it be
> my head gasket again?

Isn't water one of the normal by-products of the catalytic converter?

Simon H

On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 13:18:10 -0400, "dabrat" >
wrote:

>I just had my thermostat changed and a new head gasket put on it was doing
>fine and today i noticed that there was water dripping from my tail pipe
>while the vehicle was running. the oil looks good not milky. Could it be
>my head gasket again?

While the exhaust system is cool, water will often condense in it from
the exhaust, and will drip out the tailpipe.
When the exhaust warms up, this should stop.
If you're worried the head gasket is gone bad, pull the plugs and see
if they are dry. If they are, it's just condensation.

--
Bill Funk
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"Simon H" > wrote in message
...
>
> "dabrat" > wrote in message
> lkaboutautos.com...
> >I just had my thermostat changed and a new head gasket put on it was
doing
> > fine and today i noticed that there was water dripping from my tail pipe
> > while the vehicle was running. the oil looks good not milky. Could it be
> > my head gasket again?
>
> Isn't water one of the normal by-products of the catalytic converter?
>
> Simon H

No, water is a normal by-product of combustion.
H