ooo yah, not good. I do remember going to my local pep-boys and seeing some sort of muffler putty, that you applied to the hole and then idled the vehicle for 15 minutes. maybe that would work? sudhir On 1/5/07, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote: > J-B Weld might be disappointing in this case in that it has a max > temperature of 500º F. > > Mike > > > Sudhir Desai wrote: > > high-temp epoxy is my weapon of choice in these matters :) > > next is jb-weld. > > sudhir > > > > On 1/5/07, Gerald Masar <azsun99@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> This message certified free of any stainless steel content. > >> > >> '88 Westy, 54K miles, original muffler has a small hole (at least as > >> far as I could > >> see) about ½" wide on the cat end, near the base of one of the > >> supports for the flange > >> where the cat attaches. Any ideas for patching it? High temp epoxy? > >> Welding? The > >> muffler otherwise appears to be in pretty good shape with just some > >> surface rust. > >> Thanks, > >> Jerry in Arizona > >> > > > |
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