Quick Fix? (Exhaust Manifold)

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Jul 6, 2003 | 01:20 PM

j.foster62

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Quick Fix? (Exhaust Manifold)

Howdy!
1970 F600, 330 motor.
Just replaced the "Y" pipe. Leaks in 4 places btwn. exh. mani. & head. Any "quick fix" I can smear in there to get it through inspection? JB Weld?? Other?? Bolts are pretty bad (33 years old).
I removed the exh. manis. on a Chevy 350 once...what a night mare!

Jul 6, 2003 | 04:17 PM

RSRacing

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Quick Fix? (Exhaust Manifold)

umm try putting some sheet mettal over it and rap it with duct tape not a little bit go around it like 30 times it will fix it for a while till it melts off just an idea it worked on my 302 for a week till i had time to get a new y pipe

Jul 6, 2003 | 07:53 PM

j.foster62

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Hahahahhahahahahahahahahahha! "Go around it with duct tape like 30 times". If I don't die from laughing right now, I'll die from the fumes!!
What about furnace cement? Is that the same as those muffler patch kits, or is it better??

Jul 6, 2003 | 08:14 PM

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lol duct tape solves all its like the force it has a light side and a dark side lol

Jul 8, 2003 | 08:22 PM

jds1971

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Quick Fix? (Exhaust Manifold)

I've gone as far as using two gaskets with high-temp silicone on all the surfaces (head-gasket / gasket-gasket / gasket-manifold).

Mine have been sealed like that for 2 1/2 years now.

Joe