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Subject:Re: Holey muffler, Batman!
From:Mike Collum
Date:Fri, 5 Jan 2007 01:14:44 -0500

J-B Weld might be disappointing in this case in that it has a max
temperature of 500� F.

Mike

Sudhir Desai wrote:
> high-temp epoxy is my weapon of choice in these matters :)
> next is jb-weld.
> sudhir
>
> On 1/5/07, Gerald Masar <azsun99@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> This message certified free of any stainless steel content.
>>
>> '88 Westy, 54K miles, original muffler has a small hole (at least as
>> far as I could
>> see) about �" wide on the cat end, near the base of one of the
>> supports for the flange
>> where the cat attaches. Any ideas for patching it? High temp epoxy?
>> Welding? The
>> muffler otherwise appears to be in pretty good shape with just some
>> surface rust.
>> Thanks,
>> Jerry in Arizona
>>
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