Looking for some advice....

Leave it be until you shut her down this winter. Will be a nice project for a cold winter day in the shop. By the looks of it, it could be a nasty can of worms.
 
Nabco said:
Tom, if I did not it off and there was a problem that I didn't want to deal with now could I reseal it and if so what do I use to do that....thanks
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I don't know what you'd use, but if the manifold is that bad then I'd buy a better one or a new one.
 
Don't do anything until Winter comes and the driving season is over.
If it's working OK just leave it for now.
Decide what you want to do when it's off the road for the Winter.
 
burner31 said:
Don't do anything until Winter comes and the driving season is over.
If it's working OK just leave it for now.
Decide what you want to do when it's off the road for the Winter.
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I think that is exactly what I'm going to do....thanks
 
Mitch//pa said:
Ronn Ya think:eek:

My *** would be buying a new exhaust porcelain coated, and intake manifolds, copper manifold gasket, new studs and nuts / washers, pc'ed exhaust/ pipe clamp, insert pipe and a muffler assy if need be :):). But DAD sends me lots of $$ each month also:rolleyes:
SAsooonoout
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DON'T believe him! I BARELY have $$$'s for my JET-FUEL COFFEE BUDGET:eek:
Dad
 
Here was the trick that one of the engine builders displayed at the Loveland MAFCA meet. It is heavy heating and air-conditioning-type tape. One wrap with the clamp over it. I think I will try it next time I adjust the valves.
I use the putty-in-a-tube and the "nut-less" clamp that somebody is selling. Eliminating the nuts and washers makes the connection a LOT easier.
 

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Bruce said:
Here was the trick that one of the engine builders displayed at the Loveland MAFCA meet. It is heavy heating and air-conditioning-type tape. One wrap with the clamp over it. I think I will try it next time I adjust the valves.
I use the putty-in-a-tube and the "nut-less" clamp that somebody is selling. Eliminating the nuts and washers makes the connection a LOT easier.
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Thanks Bruce
 
As they say "if it ain't broke don't fix it". I have done simple little jobs and ended up spending hours on what should have been a 30 minute job. Being under the hood most of the time it goes unseen. Seems to me if things lined up correctly the previous owner would not have done a patch job. If you decide to deal with it, the suggestion it be saved for the off season seems reasonable.
 
Another tip when you are replacing the muffler use a floor jack under the muffler to hold things in alignment while you tighten the clamp. Don't apply too much force or you will dent the muffler, it just takes a little.

Charlie Stepehns
 
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