[Oletrucks] exhaust leaks

[JUSTIN STULTZ]

Bob, take a Kleenex and hold it near the exhaust manifold.  It will move when
you get near the exhaust leak

Thanks,
Justin

On Sep 9, 2012, at 3:21 PM, "Bob Chansler" <bobchansler at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I have been chasing an exhaust leak for awhile and can't seem to fix it. I
> disconnected the fan belt so I could hear the leak and it seemed to be
coming
> out around the front exhaust port. I tried tightening up the bolts but that
> didnt stop it so I decided to put in a new gasket (what a pain). I put a
> straight edge on the manifold when it was off and it was very flat. I
cleaned
> the surfaces and put on a new gasket. I even put some red sealer on the
gasket
> when I put it back together. After I fixed the oil pressure line to the
guage
> ( I dropped a wrench on it), I started it up today.
> It is worse than it was
> before. It's as loud as if the exhaust pipe was not even connected. I felt
all
> around for leaks ( the belt is still off) and didn't find any. The truck is
> also running very badly. I have to keep the choke out to even keep it
running
> (that would seem like an air leak although I'm not sure from where). I was
> also down a gallon of water in the radiator. Could this be a blown head
> gasket? There is no water in the oil.
> After it cools down, I'm going to
> loosen all the bolts and tighten it up again. After that I havent a clue. I
> hate to have to take it somewhere, but I'm not sure what else to do.
> Any
> suggestions?
> Bob Chansler
> Mead, CO
> '56 3200
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