Re: cracked exhaust manifold.
 

At least two of the AutoZones in a nearby city have guys that pretty much
work out of their truck in the parking lot.... and do a lot of business.


"Earle Horton" <el_anglo_burgues@usa.com> wrote in message
news:4559fad0$0$21130> Find an Autozone or Schuck's, whatever, and ask the
counter people. Usually
> they will steer you in the right direction. Not all repair shops are
> good.
>
> Earle

Re: cracked exhaust manifold.
 

Will Honea wrote:

> Point of this is that he needed convincing so I told him to go get
> some muffler tape just to demonstrate. He found a tube of stuff
> advertised to fix manifold leaks (never heard of that - stuff says
> it's good to 1500 degrees). He put a glob of that on the crack and
> it cured the knock. That was a month ago and it has held so far. I
> didn't expect it to hold more than the few minutes needed to convince
> him he needed a manifold but it's still going. Cheap quick fix. I'm
> waiting for it to fail but he still has most of the tube left so I
> expect he will just keep adding goop until he runs out - then come
> running. At least he won't be dripping oil all over that new
> concrete by then...

Actually that's how I fixed the crack in my exhaust manifold till the
replacement got in. A good brushing with a wire brush, a wad of muffler
epoxy, and a wrap with some muffler bandage followed up with a couple of
pipe clamps. Did a good job.

--
DougW

Re: cracked exhaust manifold.
 

Will Honea wrote:

> Point of this is that he needed convincing so I told him to go get
> some muffler tape just to demonstrate. He found a tube of stuff
> advertised to fix manifold leaks (never heard of that - stuff says
> it's good to 1500 degrees). He put a glob of that on the crack and
> it cured the knock. That was a month ago and it has held so far. I
> didn't expect it to hold more than the few minutes needed to convince
> him he needed a manifold but it's still going. Cheap quick fix. I'm
> waiting for it to fail but he still has most of the tube left so I
> expect he will just keep adding goop until he runs out - then come
> running. At least he won't be dripping oil all over that new
> concrete by then...

Actually that's how I fixed the crack in my exhaust manifold till the
replacement got in. A good brushing with a wire brush, a wad of muffler
epoxy, and a wrap with some muffler bandage followed up with a couple of
pipe clamps. Did a good job.

--
DougW

Re: cracked exhaust manifold.
 

Will Honea wrote:

> Point of this is that he needed convincing so I told him to go get
> some muffler tape just to demonstrate. He found a tube of stuff
> advertised to fix manifold leaks (never heard of that - stuff says
> it's good to 1500 degrees). He put a glob of that on the crack and
> it cured the knock. That was a month ago and it has held so far. I
> didn't expect it to hold more than the few minutes needed to convince
> him he needed a manifold but it's still going. Cheap quick fix. I'm
> waiting for it to fail but he still has most of the tube left so I
> expect he will just keep adding goop until he runs out - then come
> running. At least he won't be dripping oil all over that new
> concrete by then...

Actually that's how I fixed the crack in my exhaust manifold till the
replacement got in. A good brushing with a wire brush, a wad of muffler
epoxy, and a wrap with some muffler bandage followed up with a couple of
pipe clamps. Did a good job.

--
DougW

Re: cracked exhaust manifold.
 

is it easy to access the manifold? i want to take a look at the crack.
lol
DougW wrote:
> Will Honea wrote:
>
> > Point of this is that he needed convincing so I told him to go get
> > some muffler tape just to demonstrate. He found a tube of stuff
> > advertised to fix manifold leaks (never heard of that - stuff says
> > it's good to 1500 degrees). He put a glob of that on the crack and
> > it cured the knock. That was a month ago and it has held so far. I
> > didn't expect it to hold more than the few minutes needed to convince
> > him he needed a manifold but it's still going. Cheap quick fix. I'm
> > waiting for it to fail but he still has most of the tube left so I
> > expect he will just keep adding goop until he runs out - then come
> > running. At least he won't be dripping oil all over that new
> > concrete by then...
>
> Actually that's how I fixed the crack in my exhaust manifold till the
> replacement got in. A good brushing with a wire brush, a wad of muffler
> epoxy, and a wrap with some muffler bandage followed up with a couple of
> pipe clamps. Did a good job.
>
> --
> DougW

Re: cracked exhaust manifold.
 

is it easy to access the manifold? i want to take a look at the crack.
lol
DougW wrote:
> Will Honea wrote:
>
> > Point of this is that he needed convincing so I told him to go get
> > some muffler tape just to demonstrate. He found a tube of stuff
> > advertised to fix manifold leaks (never heard of that - stuff says
> > it's good to 1500 degrees). He put a glob of that on the crack and
> > it cured the knock. That was a month ago and it has held so far. I
> > didn't expect it to hold more than the few minutes needed to convince
> > him he needed a manifold but it's still going. Cheap quick fix. I'm
> > waiting for it to fail but he still has most of the tube left so I
> > expect he will just keep adding goop until he runs out - then come
> > running. At least he won't be dripping oil all over that new
> > concrete by then...
>
> Actually that's how I fixed the crack in my exhaust manifold till the
> replacement got in. A good brushing with a wire brush, a wad of muffler
> epoxy, and a wrap with some muffler bandage followed up with a couple of
> pipe clamps. Did a good job.
>
> --
> DougW

Re: cracked exhaust manifold.
 

is it easy to access the manifold? i want to take a look at the crack.
lol
DougW wrote:
> Will Honea wrote:
>
> > Point of this is that he needed convincing so I told him to go get
> > some muffler tape just to demonstrate. He found a tube of stuff
> > advertised to fix manifold leaks (never heard of that - stuff says
> > it's good to 1500 degrees). He put a glob of that on the crack and
> > it cured the knock. That was a month ago and it has held so far. I
> > didn't expect it to hold more than the few minutes needed to convince
> > him he needed a manifold but it's still going. Cheap quick fix. I'm
> > waiting for it to fail but he still has most of the tube left so I
> > expect he will just keep adding goop until he runs out - then come
> > running. At least he won't be dripping oil all over that new
> > concrete by then...
>
> Actually that's how I fixed the crack in my exhaust manifold till the
> replacement got in. A good brushing with a wire brush, a wad of muffler
> epoxy, and a wrap with some muffler bandage followed up with a couple of
> pipe clamps. Did a good job.
>
> --
> DougW

Re: cracked exhaust manifold.
 

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John wrote:
>
> is it easy to access the manifold? i want to take a look at the crack.
> lol

Re: cracked exhaust manifold.
 

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John wrote:
>
> is it easy to access the manifold? i want to take a look at the crack.
> lol

Re: cracked exhaust manifold.
 

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John wrote:
>
> is it easy to access the manifold? i want to take a look at the crack.
> lol