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SLOWSN95
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Just bought a used o/r h pipe yesterday. I put it on my car and I have exhaust leaks coming from where the h pipe meets the headers. I noticed that both flanges are bent pretty good so its probably not applying pressure where the leaks are coming from. Does anybody have any tips on how to stop the leaks? Thanks ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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2003 SB SVT Lightning
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03SVTPower
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might have to take it to an exhaust shop to fix the flanges ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
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gercolla1
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ur pipe mite be able to be fixed but cost would about the same to buy another jmo
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SLOWSN95
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I'm sorry...I meant to ask if there was any way to possibly fix the leak by not having to change the flanges. There's gotta be some way. I mean, doesn't it make sense that it should still work as long as the pipe is being bolted to the manifolds? The flange isnt applying pressure evenly around the ball, but theoretically it should still work as long as cup and ball seat together right?
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2003 SB SVT Lightning
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89'Hatch-SOLD
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Mustang Guru
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Put sum silicon on the balll part of the header n lil on the headerrrs so wen they meet up itta try to seal it more
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SLOWSN95
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Thats what I actually did this evening believe it or not. Hopefully this will solve my issue, but who knows for how long. Thanks for the input tho!!
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92stangLX
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Originally posted by 1HaTCheD5LiTEr:
Thats what I actually did this evening believe it or not. Hopefully this will solve my issue, but who knows for how long. Thanks for the input tho!!
Double check the alignment of the flanges. Could be they are not lined up properly.
I would be leary of any sort of sealer given the temps involved.
[ July 12, 2010, 01:28 PM: Message edited by: 92stangLX ]
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copcar
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Sealer will not work for any time at all. Both for the temperature and vibration. You are paying the price for someone not knowing what they were doing when they installed it in the first place. As for fixing the flanges, you will need to remove the pipe, remove the sealer, heat up the flanges where they are bent and reshape them.
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