Why would my exhaust manifold be glowing red while ideling?

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Asked by jrjaquin Mar 09, 2015 at 03:35 PM about the 1991 Chevrolet S-10

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

After ideling for about 30 seconds my exhaust manifold glows red hot. we have tested just about everything and it still continues to glow

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It's running super lean. Don't drive it like that

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61,205

It's either vacuum leaks, low fuel pressure, fuel injector issue, o2 sensor or the pcm is going out

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We have tested all of those and everything came up normal

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61,205

.05 means it's reading super lean so it was probably correct. What's your fuel pressure at?

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I have the same problem with a 1953 Bentley R type. 4.2 liter straight six with two side draft SU H6 carbs and a common plenum intake manifold. Car has not really run for ~22 years and I decided to get her going today. New points (has Delco Remey dual point distributor - stock for the R type) New plugs and also a condenser. Coil has internal resistor. I can make changes to fuel ratio by adjusting the jet position on the metering needle as done on SU carbs - And the engine is running smoothly and idling well and stable BUT as dusk rolled in I noticed the rear manifold was glowing red hot. I turned it off immediately Can one end of a manifold be lean? And yet engine run smoothly ? I do not believe there to be any air leaks on the rear carb/manifold Thank you realize this is very old school - I will take domes off carbs tomorrow and compare jet position on each just in case my adjustments made one very rich and other very lean - but my experience is that the engine is very finicky if not balanced Thank you First post

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