Tailpipe hanging - 2000 Ford Windstar

Check the exhaust pressure at the tailpipe of your truck while engine is idling in park or, neutral by covering the tailpipe with your hand if you feel very little pressure your catalytic converter has failed (acts like a potato stuffed into the tailpipe)

Possible, but it would be a rough engine spin.
Check the fuel level in the carb, or the fuel pressure from the pump as well.

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if you've secured the tailpipe and its still rattling, have your catalytic converter checked.

maybe a rodent crawled in and it got way up into it and is stuck and it will be a while till it gets burned out? no clue. see a mechanis

Easy is a relative term. If you can get the remainder of the tailpipe off from the muffler, replacing the tailpipe alone wont be so bad. If it's in there so bad that it will take all day to remove, I would recommend replacing the exhaust from the cat back because it will end up being faster and easier. If you plan to keep the vehicle for any length of time, specifically ask for walker exhaust components; AP mufflers and pipes are a little cheaper but wont last.

Sounds are one of the hardest things to figure out without hearing them. Check to see if the exhaust system is hanging lower than it should, if it is it maybe hitting something as you drive and has probably broken a hanger which a muffler shop can fix for you. Also you can check to see if it is an exhaust leak by cupping your hand making a seal over the tailpipe with the vehicle running. Do this check right after the car has been started, be careful not to hold the pipe or burn yourself sometimes a rag in your hand can be helpful. If there is pressure against your hand your exhaust should not have any leaks on the other hand if there is a leak the noise you hear should change and there maybe suction on your hand. Suction=Leak Pressure blowing away from the tailpipe=no Leaks

Hi. Under or near the tailpipe, there are rubber and sometimes steel hangers that are placed onto the sides of the pipe structure. These move with the assembly to provide little flexibility during travel. These hangers also are there to keep the pipe/muffler assembly from dragging or hanging to low. When the hanger assembly becomes unstable or damaged, it will allow the tail pipe assembly to hang low or sometimes drag the ground when you hit a bump. The necessary actions are to raise the vehicle high so that you can inspect the exhaust tail pipe assembly for broken hangers or steel bracing devices. replace any rubber hangers that may be snapped or missing form their respective locations. If you are uncomfortable with raising the vehicle, i would take the unit to a local muffler/exhaust shop for the inspection.

HI. It is normal for a car to drip some fluid out of the tailpipe when first started and for several minutes after, as well. The fluid is condensation (water) that occurs. Sometimes, it can pick up some black soot from the tailpipe, which would give it a dark color. This is not a problem.

If you are loosing coolant with no leaks, it is either getting into your oil or going out the tailpipe. This would indicate either a blown head gasket or a cracked head, possibly both. You can check for water in your oil...the oil will take on a milky look. If it is coming out the tailpipe you may have a drip where it terminates. Also you can hold your hand a few inches from the end of the tailpipe and moisture will form on your hand. Good Luck. Wish I had better news.

Is your check engine light on? It may be your catalytic converter is clogged, if it seems to idle ok, but no power, and also your rpm's would sound different while reving it up past 3,000. Also have someone stand behind you at the tailpipe while reving it, and see if the flow seems restricted. Does it smell like rotten eggs, or a weird sulpher smell? If you live by an auto zone or advance auto they offer a free OBD 2 scann to read your check engine light.