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Posted by BlownSnake95 (Member # 10578) on
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ok so i have a exhaust leak from both headers. i pulled the driver side and put a new gasket on it ( fel-pro 1415) and tightened the collector good. it still leaks. could it be shitty headers or some thing wrong with the heads? the guy i bought the car from said they were JBA headers but i cant find a JBA tag any where on the car. i am guessing they are just some cheap ones. thanks guys
Posted by Blind (Member # 3052) on
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can you tell where the leak is coming from? Hard to fix it if you can't find it. JBA's are known to crack at the welds though.
Posted by BlownSnake95 (Member # 10578) on
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it sounds like it is coming from around the header flange or just below it? maybe the welds were all for primaries come together?
Posted by Driftking209 (Member # 10458) on
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I put that orange gasket sealer and a gasket to make sure they won't leak at all
Posted by sydewayzLX50 (Member # 10217) on
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its probably where the h-pipe bolts on to the headers mustangs always have that problem the bolts have to be tightened evenly and has to be pretty closely lined up or it leaks like crazy. back off the 2 nuts on each side from under the car and tighten them up evenly and TIGHT
Posted by fredfifty (Member # 10320) on
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i have the same problem. i found the leak, its right at the flange where the bend is. the crack is super small so if yours is there, youd have to look really close...and you could have someone hit the gas while you listen in on the header, that might help too
Posted by SN95.0 (Member # 9094) on
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sydewayzLX50
yup wat he said. ima have to do that to my passanger side i hear a lil exhuast leak so off with the nuts and try to put them eavenly. it gets a lil annoying if u dont get it right and u have to keep doing it and doing it
[ February 24, 2011, 04:04 AM: Message edited by: SN95.0 ]
Posted by sydewayzLX50 (Member # 10217) on
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Originally posted by SN95.0:
sydewayzLX50
yup wat he said. ima have to do that to my passanger side i hear a lil exhuast leak so off with the nuts and try to put them eavenly. it gets a lil annoying if u dont get it right and u have to keep doing it and doing it
yea its very annoying sometimes u just gotta stick with it & try different things
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