[Healeys] SS exhaust pipe cracks

[Alan Seigrist]

Here Richard -

You can see the 25 yr old intermediate pipe with a crack on the seam here.
As you can see this pipe doesn’t show much corrosion.  It is magnetic SS,
which means it’s probably lower grade 304 SS.






On Sat, 2 Apr 2022 at 9:59 AM, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com> wrote:

> Richard -
>
> These are older Falcon exhausts (25 yr old?), I think they made them from
> a lower grade of SS at that time.  Corrosion you see is only in the surface
> and only on the down pipes.  It’s probably some version of 304 SS.
>
> The intermediate pipe that is cracked doesn’t have that corrosion on it,
> but it’s still cracked along the manufacture seam.
>
> Best,
>
> Alan
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> On Fri, 1 Apr 2022 at 11:53 PM, Richard Kahn <tahoehealey at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> I have had Falcon SS on for 18 years and they don't look like yours. Your
>> down pipes don't look stainless to me. Try a magnet on them.
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Alan
>> Seigrist via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
>> *Sent:* Friday, April 1, 2022 3:18 AM
>> *To:* Healey list <Healeys at autox.team.net>
>> *Subject:* [Healeys] SS exhaust pipe cracks
>>
>> All -
>>
>> I have an old Falcon SS system on my BJ8.
>>
>> In the past it's mostly been rather faithful, but after I pulled it out
>> of storage, I have had the two downpipes and one of the centre sections
>> fail with a crack that goes along the entire manufacturer's seam over the
>> length of the pipe.
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone else has ever had a similar problem with SS
>> pipes?
>>
>> [image: signal-2022-04-01-181655_002.jpeg]
>> [image: signal-2022-04-01-181655_001.jpeg]
>> [image: IMG_7527.jpg]
>> Best,
>>
>> Alan
>>
>
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