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<div>I used a replacement flange kit that you weld in place. Probably 20 years ago</div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, July 19, 2018, 7:06:29 PM PDT, William Jahn <willjahn975@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr"> It's had this leak for years. The pipe that exits the HE is smaller in<br></div><div dir="ltr">diameter because of rust scale from the original muffler I removed years<br></div><div dir="ltr">ago that muffler those two pipes were rusted to thin . At the time my only<br></div><div dir="ltr">option was this EMPI header and muffler .<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> I got permatex ultra copper gasket maker that can deal with exhaust temps<br></div><div dir="ltr">. I thought of removing the header and sanding off the rust and using thin<br></div><div dir="ltr">aluminum sheet cut to fit to build up that pipes OD then add the gasket<br></div><div dir="ltr">maker tot the pipe and aluminum as well as the mesh doughnut seal and then<br></div><div dir="ltr">clamp it using the stock clamp . Only other thought was using a regular 1<br></div><div dir="ltr">1/2 " muffler clamp to see it that will close the gap which I do have my<br></div><div dir="ltr">doubts it will.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> Is there a better solution since I need to use what I have and just make<br></div><div dir="ltr">it so I have no exhaust leak .<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">William<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div>
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