symptoms of TJ cracked Header
 

I have a 97 TJ with about 69K miles. I hear a lot of folks are saying that
there headers are cracked.
Should i be concerned?
Where do I look to check and how would I know if it was leaking?
I'm off warranty but if they all do this the dealer should maybe help out.
Thanks
Jimmy

Re: symptoms of TJ cracked Header
 

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 21:00:30 -0400, "Jimmy"
<jocomanNOSPAM@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>I have a 97 TJ with about 69K miles. I hear a lot of folks are saying that
>there headers are cracked.
>Should i be concerned?
>Where do I look to check and how would I know if it was leaking?
>I'm off warranty but if they all do this the dealer should maybe help out.
>Thanks
>Jimmy
>

My '99 started off as a sort of ticking sound. Ended up damn near
sounding like a backfire every time I downshifted. You're right, the
dealer should help out, but I'd be very doubtful that they will. I got
nowhere with them anyway. I just drove mine until I couldn't stand the
noise anymore, then installed a real header.

Dave
http://home1.gte.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm

Re: symptoms of TJ cracked Header
 

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 21:00:30 -0400, "Jimmy"
<jocomanNOSPAM@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>I have a 97 TJ with about 69K miles. I hear a lot of folks are saying that
>there headers are cracked.
>Should i be concerned?
>Where do I look to check and how would I know if it was leaking?
>I'm off warranty but if they all do this the dealer should maybe help out.
>Thanks
>Jimmy
>

My '99 started off as a sort of ticking sound. Ended up damn near
sounding like a backfire every time I downshifted. You're right, the
dealer should help out, but I'd be very doubtful that they will. I got
nowhere with them anyway. I just drove mine until I couldn't stand the
noise anymore, then installed a real header.

Dave
http://home1.gte.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm

Re: symptoms of TJ cracked Header
 

Take a bundle of thick, heavy, DRY rags (or yer ol' lady's oven mitt) and
push firmly against the tailpipe to seal it off.. If it builds up pressure
and gets hard to seal, you have no leak. If it keeps runnunig fine and
builds no pressure, you got a leak.

rb
"Jimmy" <jocomanNOSPAM@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:IQrbb.2734$yD1.213188@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
> I have a 97 TJ with about 69K miles. I hear a lot of folks are saying that
> there headers are cracked.
> Should i be concerned?
> Where do I look to check and how would I know if it was leaking?
> I'm off warranty but if they all do this the dealer should maybe help out.
> Thanks
> Jimmy
>
>

Re: symptoms of TJ cracked Header
 

Take a bundle of thick, heavy, DRY rags (or yer ol' lady's oven mitt) and
push firmly against the tailpipe to seal it off.. If it builds up pressure
and gets hard to seal, you have no leak. If it keeps runnunig fine and
builds no pressure, you got a leak.

rb
"Jimmy" <jocomanNOSPAM@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:IQrbb.2734$yD1.213188@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
> I have a 97 TJ with about 69K miles. I hear a lot of folks are saying that
> there headers are cracked.
> Should i be concerned?
> Where do I look to check and how would I know if it was leaking?
> I'm off warranty but if they all do this the dealer should maybe help out.
> Thanks
> Jimmy
>
>