Exhaust Leak Question

sontag1 · 02-08-2015, 10:42 PM

I have an exhaust leak that is driving me nuts. It is right where the muffler connects to the jug. I have the correct OEM gaskets, and they are offset as they should be. I still have a leak!

Is there anything that I can use to help seal this up. I am sure it is far beyond the ability of even 600 degree silicone.

Anybody got any ideas?

1989Marathon · 02-08-2015, 10:53 PM

Put a couple turns of header wrap on it.

sontag1 · 02-08-2015, 10:57 PM

Thanks Marathon, I will try that!

slonomo · 02-10-2015, 11:59 PM

It might be the metal rings on the flange pipe. Those are notorious for cracking and falling out. Also you can use exhaust paste, it's like toothpaste and you spread it on the joints before assembly. The heat from the exhaust hardens and expands it slightly, no leaks.

sontag1 · 02-11-2015, 07:35 AM

I am going to run by my local car parts store and see what I can find.

I am working hard to chase down all my air leaks.
On my cart, the exhaust manifold butterfly is long gone and the muffler is BBQ'd, so my exhaust is pretty much wide open. Are leaks on the exhaust side going to cause me to run with more choke? In my mind, with no butterfly, it is almost like one big air leak on the exhaust side.

slonomo · 02-11-2015, 08:38 AM

The lack of the butterfly will only make it run better. If the butterfly is gone, is the shaft still there? Or is the hole plugged?

sontag1 · 02-11-2015, 09:21 AM

Thanks Slomo. Shaft is gone and the hole is plugged.

slonomo · 02-12-2015, 08:18 AM

Cool. Then it has to be a gasket/seal at the flange or an actual hole in the pipe/muffler.

02-08-2015, 10:53 PM	#2
1989Marathon Gone Wild Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 6,730	Re: Exhaust Leak Question Put a couple turns of header wrap on it.
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02-08-2015, 10:57 PM	#3
sontag1 Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Central Arkansas Posts: 166	Re: Exhaust Leak Question Thanks Marathon, I will try that!

02-10-2015, 11:59 PM	#4
slonomo Searching for The Way Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Medina, Ohio (NEOHIO) Posts: 11,441	Re: Exhaust Leak Question It might be the metal rings on the flange pipe. Those are notorious for cracking and falling out. Also you can use exhaust paste, it's like toothpaste and you spread it on the joints before assembly. The heat from the exhaust hardens and expands it slightly, no leaks.

02-11-2015, 07:35 AM	#5
sontag1 Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Central Arkansas Posts: 166	Re: Exhaust Leak Question I am going to run by my local car parts store and see what I can find. I am working hard to chase down all my air leaks. On my cart, the exhaust manifold butterfly is long gone and the muffler is BBQ'd, so my exhaust is pretty much wide open. Are leaks on the exhaust side going to cause me to run with more choke? In my mind, with no butterfly, it is almost like one big air leak on the exhaust side.

02-11-2015, 08:38 AM	#6
slonomo Searching for The Way Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Medina, Ohio (NEOHIO) Posts: 11,441	Re: Exhaust Leak Question The lack of the butterfly will only make it run better. If the butterfly is gone, is the shaft still there? Or is the hole plugged?

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02-11-2015, 09:21 AM	#7
sontag1 Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Central Arkansas Posts: 166	Thanks Slomo. Shaft is gone and the hole is plugged.

02-12-2015, 08:18 AM	#8
slonomo Searching for The Way Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Medina, Ohio (NEOHIO) Posts: 11,441	Re: Exhaust Leak Question Cool. Then it has to be a gasket/seal at the flange or an actual hole in the pipe/muffler.

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