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Posted By : Paul Hewitson, 24-Mar-2007, 03:51pm
Hi everyone,
I have just discovered that the exhaust on my Mk 3 Spit is leaking at the join between the manifold and the downpipe. I have not owned my spit all that
long and have not had any cause to tinker with the exhaust system to date, from previous experience I am anticpating this fix to be a simple case of
breaking the join, renewing any fitted gaskets and clagging it all together with a bit of exhaust paste. I plan to attempt this tomorrow.
Does anyone have any advice or pointers that I should bear in mind when attempting this, foremost in my mind are the following questions;
- will it be easier if I remove the carbs first or is it easy enough to work around these?
- will it be easier if I remove the engine valence or is it easy enough to work around?
- will it be easier if I remove the accelerator linkage or, again, is this just creating work?
- the nuts securing the join look very rusty, are they normally problematic to shift and, if so, what is the method of choice?
Cheers
Paul H
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Posted By : Gary Saunders, 24-Mar-2007,
04:00pm
hi Paul , the more ancillaries that you remove ,the more work space you will have,this will also allow you to keep more skin on your knuckles. greatest
advice would be to give the studs plenty of rleleasing fluid because its sods law that one will stick or worse case snap off. good luck matey!
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Posted By : Paul Hewitson, 24-Mar-2007,
04:15pm
Gary,
Thanks for the advice, have duly been out and drowned the offending joint in WD40, will do the same tomorrow morning prior to starting (and no
doubt yet again before the day is out).
Fingers crossed it comes apart...
P
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Posted By : Calvin Andrew,
24-Mar-2007, 04:16pm
Paul, get out there now and wd40 them in preparation for tomorrow, and again later perhaps,
Calvin
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Posted By : Calvin Andrew,
24-Mar-2007, 04:17pm
Timing or what, i'll get me coat,
Calvin
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Posted By : Philip Brammer, 24-Mar-2007,
06:12pm
The only long term cure for this common ailment is to fit a stainless steel 4 branch manifold! Its handy to have 3/8" sockets (preferably long sockets)
with several extensions of various sizes so you can get a direct line from below the chassis. Best of luck!