frankh
Well Known Member
Morning all,
I have a vettermen exhaust on a parallel valve IO360 and the slip joint in the pipe at the #1 cylinder (front right) is leaking. It looks like it was maybe over expanded a little when the pipes were formed and as a result I get a leak that is bad enough to stain the inside of the cowl so it probably needs to be deal with.
This particular joint is bolted together and therefore cannot move in theory, i.e it is not a slip joint that moves to take up expansion.
I have tried an exhaust bandage and that has not lasted long so i was thinking of pulling the pipe off at the next oil change and simply TIG welding the pipe together at the joint.
Can anyone see any reason not to do this??
Thanks
Frank
I have a vettermen exhaust on a parallel valve IO360 and the slip joint in the pipe at the #1 cylinder (front right) is leaking. It looks like it was maybe over expanded a little when the pipes were formed and as a result I get a leak that is bad enough to stain the inside of the cowl so it probably needs to be deal with.
This particular joint is bolted together and therefore cannot move in theory, i.e it is not a slip joint that moves to take up expansion.
I have tried an exhaust bandage and that has not lasted long so i was thinking of pulling the pipe off at the next oil change and simply TIG welding the pipe together at the joint.
Can anyone see any reason not to do this??
Thanks
Frank