This sounds like a problem that I'm having with a 235 intake/exhaust that I was having trouble with. JonG gave me some excellent advice. I have to change out a 235 intake/exhaust on my 54. Is it ok to spray the inside with exhaust paint or should I take it to a friend and have it sand blasted inside. I do have a black sand blaster system in the barn. However this is Central Florida and the humidity is almost always above 70+%. If I heat the intake /exhaust to about 160 degrees then spray the high heat into the chambers will it help? From the forever mold state of Florida. Doc