John Koloen wrote:
>
> I just installed a new muffler and tailpipe on my 87 Westy. I drove it for
> a five minutes and noticed smoke and an acrid smell emanating from the
> rear.  Is this paint and coatings burning off from the muffler and
> tailpipe? Or did I do something wrong? Thanks. -- John

Fresh paint burns off the parts,  worry not and drive on.  But... it
never hurts to check things out periodically.  It has taken up to  a
week for the smell to finally dissapate on muffler jobs I've done.

John S