Dan , are you sure you have all the stays attached else where on the
exhaust? Sometimes these
get omitted and can cause the shaking in the first place.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan" <jobu53@hotmail.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 11:51 AM
Subject: [Healeys] Exhaust Clamps
>I have a 1963 BJ7 and am struggling with the clamps where the exhaust
>enters
> the muffler. Originally I had leaks in this area and decided to try and
> silence the leak. Someone on the list suggested using Stainless Steel
> plumbing
> repair couplings without the rubber insert. I installed those and
> reinstalled
> the standard muffler clamps over those. Everything works great except that
> when I start the car the exhaust hits the frame and makes a banging noise.
> When the car is running everything is fine.
>
> Having been cursed with being a perfectionist I want to eliminate the
> banging. Does anyone have any suggestions on a good clamp that is wide
> enough
> to seal the joint, probably 3/4"-1" and has good clamping capacity?
>
> On another note, Barrett Jackson Las Vegas is next weekend. Even though
> the
> prices resemble a Monopoly Game, the bidders are more in tune with Healeys
> than the ones that go to Mecum. Before we succumb to the low prices
> everyone
> is concerned with, it will be interesting to see what happens next
> weekend.
> There are currently 4 Healeys to be auctioned.
>
> Dan Serrao
> 1963 BJ7
> Fountain Hills, AZ
>
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> newspaper are misinformed........ Mark Twain
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