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Technical => Misc Tech => Topic started by: Aerocoupe on January 09, 2013, 07:58:02 PM

Title: Exhaust Leaks at X-Pipe to Cat Back Connection
Post by: Aerocoupe on January 09, 2013, 07:58:02 PM
I fired up the new 331 in the Coupe the other day and after letting it run for a bit I noticed that both connections between the X-Pipe and the Cat Back were leaking.  After I shut the motor off and things cooled down a couple of drip of water even dripped from these locations.  I still had the car up on jack stands so I took the X-Pipe back out.  The ball like connections on the X-Pipe were somewhat rough so I smoothed them out with some emery cloth.  I crawled back under the car and took a small flashlight to see what was going on.  The cup connection on the Cat Back were rough and just laden with carbon build up.  I jacked around with some emery cloth on those and soon realized it was getting no where fast.  The solution was pretty simple so I thought I would share it with you guys.  I took a cup brush that would work with my DeWalt 14.4 cordless drill and shined them up.  I chose a brush that was a little larger than the ID of the pipe so it would really clean up the ID of the pipe as well as get the lip of the cone connect clean.  If you angle the wire wheel at about a 30 degree angle and push it will cinch down and literally go into the flare and really clean it out.  Worked them over for a couple minutes each and got all the carbon build up out of the connection.  Went back after it with the emery cloth and got all the rough spots out.

Took a couple of hours but the exhaust is sealed up now and no leaks.  I wish I would have thought to take pictures but I spaced it.  I did however want to post up the wire wheel I am talking about so it would make more sense:

http://atdtools.com/8242

Darren
Title: Exhaust Leaks at X-Pipe to Cat Back Connection
Post by: STANG8U on January 09, 2013, 08:19:20 PM
I hate exhaust leeks
Title: Exhaust Leaks at X-Pipe to Cat Back Connection
Post by: Aerocoupe on January 09, 2013, 09:18:42 PM
Exhaust leeks...nothing worse than a tired vegetable.  Glad to see your post count rising with all that input.

Darren
Title: Exhaust Leaks at X-Pipe to Cat Back Connection
Post by: STANG8U on January 09, 2013, 09:25:48 PM
What dose that mean ?
Title: Exhaust Leaks at X-Pipe to Cat Back Connection
Post by: Beau on January 09, 2013, 09:27:51 PM
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Title: Exhaust Leaks at X-Pipe to Cat Back Connection
Post by: Beau on January 09, 2013, 09:34:03 PM
Quote from: Aerocoupe;406618
Exhaust leeks...nothing worse than a tired vegetable.  Glad to see your post count rising with all that input.

Darren

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Quote from: STANG8U;406619
What dose that mean ?

Methinks a dose of sarcasm cures all ills?
Title: Exhaust Leaks at X-Pipe to Cat Back Connection
Post by: STANG8U on January 09, 2013, 09:57:11 PM
What a start to a fail
Title: Exhaust Leaks at X-Pipe to Cat Back Connection
Post by: Aerocoupe on January 16, 2013, 01:59:46 PM
I was busting your balls about not carrying a dictionary with you or using word check and the fact that your post count is rising from 2-4 word posts...basically post whoring it up.

Darren
Title: Exhaust Leaks at X-Pipe to Cat Back Connection
Post by: STANG8U on January 16, 2013, 07:13:15 PM
Well I post from my phone it dose what it wants lol


That's also why I try to keep my post short
Title: Exhaust Leaks at X-Pipe to Cat Back Connection
Post by: Beau on January 16, 2013, 11:59:57 PM
Quote from: STANG8U;407210
That's also why I try to keep my post short


That's what...she said......
Title: Exhaust Leaks at X-Pipe to Cat Back Connection
Post by: STANG8U on January 17, 2013, 12:45:11 AM
Shrug



Only with the $2 hooker on the corner lol
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