Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Repair An Opening Within An Exhaust Pipe

Older exhaust pipes prosper rust holes.


A vehicle exhaust manner carries poisonous fumes generated by the engine outside from the passenger compartment. When an exhaust course leaks, exhaust fumes can flood into the passenger compartment, along flying levels of carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide justification headaches and can yet causation passengers in the vehicle to be reformed unconscious and eventually die.


Instructions


1. Uplift the vehicle with a floor jack positioned at a secure mark recommended by the vehicle owner's jotter. Stabilize the vehicle by placing a jack stand under Everyone side of the vehicle frame. Lower the floor jack.


2. Remove loose dirt and debris from the area around the exhaust hole with a clean rag.


3. Scuff the area around the hole with 600-grit sandpaper.


4. Spray engine degreaser on the area surrounding the hole. Allow the cleaner to sit on the exhaust for 10 to 15 minutes. Wipe the engine degreaser from the exhaust with a clean rag.


5.7. Run a plastic squeegee over the applied exhaust repair tape to remove air bubbles and secure the tape to the exhaust.8. Raise the vehicle with the floor jack.



Wrap the exhaust pipe starting two inches to one side of the hole. Continue wrapping until you overlap and past the hole by two inches.6. Cut the exhaust repair tape with a utility knife.


Remove the floor jacks. Lower the floor jack.