EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS To Coltec Industries Inc.: As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our reports included in and incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed Registration Statement File Nos. 33-45426, 33-52414, and 33-1811. ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO. New York, N.Y. March 22, 1994