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| posted on November 7th, 2005 at 09:15 PM |
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Muffler leak.....
Hey.... Anybody got any ideas.
I bought a new german standard muffler for my 71 beetle...
Goes great but leaks at the joins.... the bottom pipe that goes to the back cylinders... I have all new bits for it but leaks alot ????
Is there some sort of puttey or glue that can be used |
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| posted on November 7th, 2005 at 09:26 PM |
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did u put gasgets on? were they good quality gasgets? the ones i took off my car were like a soft carboardy kinda gasget. i replaced them with metal
gasgets that that sandwiched carboardy mateirial in them.
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| posted on November 7th, 2005 at 09:31 PM |
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ok i put cheap corkey ones on do the metal ones work better.... if they still leak what to do???? |
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| posted on November 7th, 2005 at 09:52 PM |
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the metal ones ive got are great. they compress when u tighten the bolts and the soft filling compresses to form a good seal with the metal.
id get new gasgets first. they arent expensive and maybe smear them with some gasget goo.
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markbailey
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| posted on November 7th, 2005 at 10:23 PM |
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Thankyou All...
Ill try it tommorow and see what happens |
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| posted on November 7th, 2005 at 11:24 PM |
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While your at it buy some loctite ultra-grey silicon and glue the gaskets and the exhaust on to your engine. I can guarantee it will outlast any
gasket, expecially on a standard engine. I don't use any gaskets at all on my exhaust header and it doens't leak at all. Just make sure your
flanges and heads are clean before you glue it all together and it will last as long as the german muffler.
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| posted on November 8th, 2005 at 11:26 AM |
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Markey
are you talking the slip on joint that goes to the front 2 cylinders (# 1 and 3)???
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| posted on November 8th, 2005 at 11:12 PM |
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Hey
Um "Slip joint" Yes well..ummmm... The joint that doesnt have the flanges.... it has the clamp...
I have put it together with silicon stuff that the muffler place sold us... start it in the morning and see what happens...
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| posted on November 9th, 2005 at 10:00 AM |
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Ok Mark
They are a pain in the bum those joints
The best thing you can do next time your motor is out is to get some one to weld a flange kit on there.
Why Mr VW never did is beyond me.
Anyway .... if not too late the wound stainless steel "washer" things are better than the "pressed fibre?" stock ones.
You "could" use hi temp silicone i guess on the inside where the "washer" pushes into the flared bit.
Another tip is to spead both sides of the clamp a bit so as it will pull down closer and tighter.
I mean where the bolt goes through on the "front and back" Flare these bits out
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| posted on November 9th, 2005 at 01:23 PM |
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Thanks heaps every one... iv got the muffler to workwithout leaking.... OMG lots more power, the extractors had holes in it along with the HotDog.....
So much better now... sounds different too....
Thanks heaps for the help...
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| posted on November 9th, 2005 at 01:24 PM |
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Take a look at me car
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| posted on November 9th, 2005 at 01:29 PM |
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looks good mate im glad you got the exhaust sorted
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| posted on November 9th, 2005 at 10:20 PM |
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tHANKS HEAPS EVERYONE
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