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Subject:Re: small exhaust leak: which epoxy to use?
From:Mark B. Magee
Date:Mon, 19 Apr 1999 16:26:29 -0500

Pollard, Matthew wrote:

> I have a small (1/8" diameter) exhaust leak; which epoxy do I use to patch
> it?  I don't have access to a welder, so that is out of the question.

 Matthew,
Any epoxy fix is a -short, short- term fix. the best high heat epoxy's will
melt, (de-catalyze) in the neighborhood of the high 300's in F degree temps.
This is why their are presently no composite exhaust systems, they can't take
the heat of engine exhaust.
You can use those muffler epoxy "bandage" kits they sell, but it will only
hold for a while as the heat decatalyzes the epoxy, and the pressure blows the
bandage through.
Better to hose clamp on a piece of sheet metal.
Best is a new component for the one that failed. This will be your only long
term solution.

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