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Message started by Dice on 05/14/08 at 11:56:57

Title: Exhaust leak
Post by Dice on 05/14/08 at 11:56:57

I just put on my hd muffler. I noticed before hand that I had a small leak where the muffler attaches to the pipe. I shimmed it up and cinched down the muffler clamp and I still have a slight leak.....any way to fix it without taking the muffler back off again?

Mike

Title: Re: Exhaust leak
Post by skrapiron on 05/14/08 at 12:27:53

The only permanent solution is to weld it in place.

Any muffler shop can do it for just a couple of bucks, or buy yourself a 60amp wire-feed welder and do it yourself.

Clamps are useless....

Title: Re: Exhaust leak
Post by Sandy Koocanusa on 05/14/08 at 19:47:28

At first this will sound like a stupid question, but eventually you'll realize I'm only ignorant. I used high temp metallic tape to seal the joints on my pellet stove vent. It is a pressurized vent system, but the pressure isn't great. Would that serve to stop small leaks in an exhaust system? It's cheap, it sticks like you wouldn't believe, it's shiny, it's pretty tough, and if wrapped carefully, I think it would lay pretty flat and not be terribly noticeable.

Somebody try it and let me know. I'm getting some major popping on decel, and from what I've read here, I think I'd probably find a leak if I went looking for it.

Title: Re: Exhaust leak
Post by verslagen1 on 05/14/08 at 20:26:51

well sandy, it's your idea. you got the offending leak. you know where the tape is. get your but down there and wrap it up. let us know if it works and we'll pay you the proper homidge. ;D