Exhaust Leak detection II

[KerryPinkerton <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx>]

I tried the stethoscope also and a rubber hose.  No
joy.  My leak was a blown exhaust gasket Directly
behind where the pipe turns down.  Couldnt find the
noise to save my soul.  When I FINALLY got the exhaust
manifold off (drivers side, forearm is still brused
from squeezing it between the power brake booster and
all the other stuff) the gasket had a 1/4 inch section
missing.  Problem solved.  Btw, when some of the studs
come out, water will come out also as some go through
the water jacket.  What a pain. 

Kerry
--- kenyon wills <imperialist60@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Kerry's post about his ticking (exhaust leak) noise
> got me
> energized to go after mine.  The muffler shop guys
> got the
> car up on a lift and had a medical stethoscope with
> the
> black rubber hose.  The hose had been replaced with
> a long
> section of fuel line (thicker rubber, won't melt so
> easy
> and its stiffer).  The guy traced it around seams
> and
> joints and discovered both the main source of noise
> and a
> leaking heat-riser pin hole that they also plugged
> up.
> 
> That stethoscope was a good trick, and I plan to
> take it
> for my own in the future.  
> 
> =====
> Kenyon Wills
> 6o LeBaron - America's Most Carefully Built Car 
> 73 LeBaron - Long Low & Luxurious
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