[Healeys] Arghhhhh ...

[I Erbs]

The muffler shop welded my flex sections to the muffler. Maybe your motor
mounts are old and causing extra engine flex and movement that is is being
transferred to the pipes....

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 8:33 PM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <ynotink at msn.com> wrote:

> I wonder if the flex sections of the down pipes could be too stiff, maybe
> rusted tight. That might cause relative motion between the flanges.
> Bill Lawrence
>
> > Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:14:13 -0700
> > From: bspidell at comcast.net
> > To: healey.nut at gmail.com
> > CC: healeys at autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Arghhhhh ...
> >
> > Good thought, Alan.  I haven't torqued them too hard--afraid of
> > stripping the studs.   Good idea to use a torque wrench--hadn't thought
> > of that.
> >
> > bs
> >
> >
> > Alan Seigrist wrote:
> > > Bob -
> > >
> > > I don't think the nuts are supposed to be torqued all that tight, no
> > > more than 30 ft-lbs.  Really just enough to compress lightly and get a
> > > good seal.  Could this be your problem?
> > >
> > > Alan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
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