slip fit leaks

[kmarccoco]

my passenger side exhaust slip fit is leaking a little bit. i could hear a little pop, and feel a bit of the exhaust escaping from the connection. can this cause any damage??

[CJ428CJ]

It won't cause any damage but if you're like me it will 1) cause you some embarrassement when you down shift or let off the gas and you hear a thunderous pop in front of the hot babe you were trying to impress and 2) over time it will cause some of your underhood aluminum to slowly turn a brownish tint from the exhaust fumes.

After trying numerous sealers to try and stop my slip fit exhaust leak (none of which lasted more than a month or so), I finally modified my sidepipes to permanently fix the problem. It involved 1) welding a 1 inch long piece of 3/8 in. stainless tube at the very end of the side pipe perpendicular to the sidepipe opening, 2) then notching the stainless tube and the side pipe with an angle grinder and 3) finally placing a nut and bolt through the SS pipe so the sidepipe clamps down on the header pipe. It's been several months now and it seems to have permanently fixed the problem.

Chris

[SCOBRAC]

isn't it lovely

[kmarccoco]

hahaha, it hasn't poped yet....hot babes are definately a good thing.. i might try to dab some sealer in there and see if i get lucky.....with the leak that is....lol

[jaxssnake]

Try furnace cement,you can get it any hardware store and it takes high heat. Just put it on wait overnight to dry.Worked great for me Regards Jack

[kmarccoco]

thanks jack. i havn't heard of that before, but ill check it out..

[d_ford]

I had my slip fit connections apart several times in my first ERA and they would always leak for a while and then seal themselves up with built up carbon deposits.