Harry,
I had a similar experience with leaky pipes on my TR6. I took care of most
of it by doing 2 things.
First, I used an exhaust pipe stretcher/straightener to ensure that the
pipes would fit as tightly as possible.
Second, I used 'Full Circle' clamps that I got from APT to clamp the pipes
together. It took 2 clamps per joint to seal it up pretty good. I have
removed and reinstalled the exhaust several times since first installing it
and haven't had any problems with crushed exhaust pipes.
You can find the clamps at:
http://www.aptfast.com/APT_Parts/Other_Parts/o_Exhaust_Headers_Sustems.htm
There's a picture of them here:
http://www.aptfast.com/Images_Parts/Exhaust/A_Exhaust/Full_Circle_Clamps.jpg
I have heard of a sealant that you can use where the exhaust pipes mate, but
haven't found any at the local auto parts store. I can always tell when they
say "I've never needed that on MY cars before" that I'm not going to find it
there.
Later,
Don Clark
Seattle, WA
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Harrymague@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 1:24 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Hello everyone. I put a new stainless exhaust on my 74 TR6. It went right
on with no major problems, but when I started the car, exhaust air was
escaping from the slits on the pipes. The ends of the pipes are well inside
and using the standard triumph muffler clamps the air would escape through
the slits. Anybody have this problem.
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