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Subject:Re: exhaust leak, header tubes to collector on 2.1 engine
From:Edward Maglott
Date:Sun, 21 Jul 2013 12:26:26 -0400

Ahh, that sounds like what I need.  I'll read the directions but what
is the preferred method of application?  Goop it up, assemble and let
harden?  Iron wire as in steel wool?

Thanks,
Edward

At 10:54 AM 7/21/2013, David Beierl wrote:
>At 10:20 AM 7/21/2013, Edward Maglott wrote:
>>mentioned "muffler paste" and I was searching for that on the FLAPS
>>websites for it when I came across that copper seal.  So you used
>
>Exhaust cement, muffler cement -- comes in a tube, toothpaste
>consistency.  Knead the tube before use as liquid separates
>sometimes.  Silicate-based cement that bakes hard, very useful
>stuff.  Victor is a good brand.
>
>With that and some iron wire you can patch surprising gaps.
>
>Yrs,
>David