I am putting my car back together and have a leak at the driver side header collector. The ball portion is no longer round and causing a large exhaust leak. Is there a way to repair this?
I am putting my car back together and have a leak at the driver side header collector. The ball portion is no longer round and causing a large exhaust leak. Is there a way to repair this?
I know it is possible to do; @turbolou fixed mine and he said it was a pain in the ass. Took lots of heat and time to get it back to where it would seal. Might be better off just getting a replacement.
I was talking to another Buick guy yesterday who suggested a v band flange. I think I am going to cut off the flanges and tig a V band flange on to the driver side.
I was talking to another Buick guy yesterday who suggested a v band flange. I think I am going to cut off the flanges and tig a V band flange on to the driver side.
That's what I'd do.
As mentioned, it'll have to be done on an engine in order to get it to fit.
Note that these flanges have a counterbore in them. When welding on the mating 1/2 the flange will extend slightly. This is a locator that improves the seal.
This is a part of the exh on my TR/LS turbo build.