Date:         Fri, 20 Jul 2001 10:54:45 -0700
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@HOME.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@HOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: Exhaust Leak
Comments: To: Blake Thornton <thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU>
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You could have studs loosening, but if tightening doesn't fix it most
likely your pipe is cracked, a common occurrence after 16 or so years
(usually much less!).  Sometimes the crack can be welded in place, but
if you have to take them off to get at the crack, replace both of the
pipes, they will just continue to crack.

Blake Thornton wrote:
>
> I think (I can hear it and haven't explored it too deeply) that I have an
> exhause leak at the cylinder head.  A couple months ago I tried tightening
> the bolts real tight and I think the leak is back.  Any ideas of what I
> can do?  My ideas are limited to:
>
> 1- putting in an extra exhaust gasket.
> 2- trying to find some compound (like jbweld) to fill in the gaps.
> 3- buy new exhaust pipes (this is the one I'm trying to avoid).
>
> any other ideas?
>
> thanks,
>
> blake
> 84 westy
> SLC UT

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Stuart MacMillan
Seattle

'84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1
'65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969)
'74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly)
'01 Toyota Tacoma (Something I don't have to fix!)

Personal mechanic for:
'70 MGB GT (Daughter's)

Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM):
'72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's)
'64 MGB (Son's)

Stripped and gone but their parts live on:
'68 MGB, '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT