Interesting temporary exhaust fix

On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:51:09 -0600, Ernie Sty wrote:
[color=blue]
> On my wife's car, hole appeared in the exhaust pipe between the header and
> catalytic converter. The rest of the pipe was in good shape, but one of the
> spot welds on the pipe's heat shield had fallen out, leaving a hole big
> enough to hear unmuffled exhaust sounds (about 2/3 the size of a BB.)
>
> I don't weld, but I needed it fixed, at least for now. I used a Dremel to
> bore out the hole a little, making it round, then I pushed in some "steel"
> epoxy putty into the hole a little ways, inserted a stainless steel pop
> rivet just big enough to fit in the hole and popped it in.
>
> I'm not sure the epoxy did any good or if it just burned off (couldn't find
> any that had a heat rating), but the hole is sealed and after driving at
> highway speeds for an hour it's still sealed.
>
> I don't expect it to last very long, but I figured this "tip" might help if
> anyone else needs to plug a hole in an emergency. As a temporary fix it
> worked like a charm.[/color]

Yeah, this won't last very long. I wish you better, but my 'patch' using
this method lasted about 3 days to the hour!

But then again, everything happens to me.... ;)

Erinie-

Try cutting a small part of a tin can to fit over the "patch". Attach it
with 3 hose clamps.. good to go.

Carl

"Ernie Sty" <fake_email@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:JvOdnTbrJKSgGb7fRVn-vg@giganews.com...[color=blue]
> On my wife's car, hole appeared in the exhaust pipe between the header and
> catalytic converter. The rest of the pipe was in good shape, but one of[/color]
the[color=blue]
> spot welds on the pipe's heat shield had fallen out, leaving a hole big
> enough to hear unmuffled exhaust sounds (about 2/3 the size of a BB.)
>
> I don't weld, but I needed it fixed, at least for now. I used a Dremel to
> bore out the hole a little, making it round, then I pushed in some "steel"
> epoxy putty into the hole a little ways, inserted a stainless steel pop
> rivet just big enough to fit in the hole and popped it in.
>
> I'm not sure the epoxy did any good or if it just burned off (couldn't[/color]
find[color=blue]
> any that had a heat rating), but the hole is sealed and after driving at
> highway speeds for an hour it's still sealed.
>
> I don't expect it to last very long, but I figured this "tip" might help[/color]
if[color=blue]
> anyone else needs to plug a hole in an emergency. As a temporary fix it
> worked like a charm.
>
>
>[/color]

"Carl Saiyed" <carlsaiyed@REMOVEhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4223ebdb$1_4@newsfeed.slurp.net...[color=blue]
> Erinie-
>
> Try cutting a small part of a tin can to fit over the "patch". Attach it
> with 3 hose clamps.. good to go.
>
> Carl[/color]


I would if I could, but it's about 1/2 inch under the heat shield. Thanks
though.

"hachiroku" <levin@ae86.gts> wrote in message
news:bCOUd.37260$ya6.26879@trndny01...[color=blue]
> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:51:09 -0600, Ernie Sty wrote:
>[/color]
As a temporary fix it[color=blue][color=green]
>> worked like a charm.[/color]
>
> Yeah, this won't last very long. I wish you better, but my 'patch' using
> this method lasted about 3 days to the hour!
>
> But then again, everything happens to me.... ;)
>[/color]

Did you use a steel, aluminum or stainless steel pop rivet?

On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 10:08:04 -0600, Ernie Sty wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> "hachiroku" <levin@ae86.gts> wrote in message
> news:bCOUd.37260$ya6.26879@trndny01...[color=green]
>> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:51:09 -0600, Ernie Sty wrote:
>>[/color]
> As a temporary fix it[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> worked like a charm.[/color]
>>
>> Yeah, this won't last very long. I wish you better, but my 'patch' using
>> this method lasted about 3 days to the hour!
>>
>> But then again, everything happens to me.... ;)
>>[/color]
>
> Did you use a steel, aluminum or stainless steel pop rivet?[/color]

Pop rivet?

"hachiroku" <levin@ae86.gts> wrote in message
news:4G7Vd.41309$f%5.18359@trndny03...[color=blue]
> On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 10:08:04 -0600, Ernie Sty wrote:
>[color=green]
>>
>> "hachiroku" <levin@ae86.gts> wrote in message
>> news:bCOUd.37260$ya6.26879@trndny01...[color=darkred]
>>> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:51:09 -0600, Ernie Sty wrote:
>>>[/color]
>> As a temporary fix it[color=darkred]
>>>> worked like a charm.
>>>
>>> Yeah, this won't last very long. I wish you better, but my 'patch' using
>>> this method lasted about 3 days to the hour!
>>>
>>> But then again, everything happens to me.... ;)
>>>[/color]
>>
>> Did you use a steel, aluminum or stainless steel pop rivet?[/color]
>
> Pop rivet?[/color]

My original post, please read ALL the words:
[color=blue]
> On my wife's car, hole appeared in the exhaust pipe between the header and
> catalytic converter. The rest of the pipe was in good shape, but one of
> the
> spot welds on the pipe's heat shield had fallen out, leaving a hole big
> enough to hear unmuffled exhaust sounds (about 2/3 the size of a BB.)
>
> I don't weld, but I needed it fixed, at least for now. I used a Dremel to
> bore out the hole a little, making it round, then I pushed in some "steel"
> epoxy putty into the hole a little ways, inserted a stainless steel pop
> rivet just big enough to fit in the hole and popped it in.[/color]

On my wife's car, hole appeared in the exhaust pipe between the header and
catalytic converter. The rest of the pipe was in good shape, but one of the
spot welds on the pipe's heat shield had fallen out, leaving a hole big
enough to hear unmuffled exhaust sounds (about 2/3 the size of a BB.)

I don't weld, but I needed it fixed, at least for now. I used a Dremel to
bore out the hole a little, making it round, then I pushed in some "steel"
epoxy putty into the hole a little ways, inserted a stainless steel pop
rivet just big enough to fit in the hole and popped it in.

I'm not sure the epoxy did any good or if it just burned off (couldn't find
any that had a heat rating), but the hole is sealed and after driving at
highway speeds for an hour it's still sealed.

I don't expect it to last very long, but I figured this "tip" might help if
anyone else needs to plug a hole in an emergency. As a temporary fix it
worked like a charm.

On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:51:09 -0600, Ernie Sty wrote:
[color=blue]
> On my wife's car, hole appeared in the exhaust pipe between the header and
> catalytic converter. The rest of the pipe was in good shape, but one of the
> spot welds on the pipe's heat shield had fallen out, leaving a hole big
> enough to hear unmuffled exhaust sounds (about 2/3 the size of a BB.)
>
> I don't weld, but I needed it fixed, at least for now. I used a Dremel to
> bore out the hole a little, making it round, then I pushed in some "steel"
> epoxy putty into the hole a little ways, inserted a stainless steel pop
> rivet just big enough to fit in the hole and popped it in.
>
> I'm not sure the epoxy did any good or if it just burned off (couldn't find
> any that had a heat rating), but the hole is sealed and after driving at
> highway speeds for an hour it's still sealed.
>
> I don't expect it to last very long, but I figured this "tip" might help if
> anyone else needs to plug a hole in an emergency. As a temporary fix it
> worked like a charm.[/color]

Yeah, this won't last very long. I wish you better, but my 'patch' using
this method lasted about 3 days to the hour!

But then again, everything happens to me.... ;)

Erinie-

Try cutting a small part of a tin can to fit over the "patch". Attach it
with 3 hose clamps.. good to go.

Carl

"Ernie Sty" <fake_email@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:JvOdnTbrJKSgGb7fRVn-vg@giganews.com...[color=blue]
> On my wife's car, hole appeared in the exhaust pipe between the header and
> catalytic converter. The rest of the pipe was in good shape, but one of[/color]
the[color=blue]
> spot welds on the pipe's heat shield had fallen out, leaving a hole big
> enough to hear unmuffled exhaust sounds (about 2/3 the size of a BB.)
>
> I don't weld, but I needed it fixed, at least for now. I used a Dremel to
> bore out the hole a little, making it round, then I pushed in some "steel"
> epoxy putty into the hole a little ways, inserted a stainless steel pop
> rivet just big enough to fit in the hole and popped it in.
>
> I'm not sure the epoxy did any good or if it just burned off (couldn't[/color]
find[color=blue]
> any that had a heat rating), but the hole is sealed and after driving at
> highway speeds for an hour it's still sealed.
>
> I don't expect it to last very long, but I figured this "tip" might help[/color]
if[color=blue]
> anyone else needs to plug a hole in an emergency. As a temporary fix it
> worked like a charm.
>
>
>[/color]

"Carl Saiyed" <carlsaiyed@REMOVEhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4223ebdb$1_4@newsfeed.slurp.net...[color=blue]
> Erinie-
>
> Try cutting a small part of a tin can to fit over the "patch". Attach it
> with 3 hose clamps.. good to go.
>
> Carl[/color]


I would if I could, but it's about 1/2 inch under the heat shield. Thanks
though.

"hachiroku" <levin@ae86.gts> wrote in message
news:bCOUd.37260$ya6.26879@trndny01...[color=blue]
> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:51:09 -0600, Ernie Sty wrote:
>[/color]
As a temporary fix it[color=blue][color=green]
>> worked like a charm.[/color]
>
> Yeah, this won't last very long. I wish you better, but my 'patch' using
> this method lasted about 3 days to the hour!
>
> But then again, everything happens to me.... ;)
>[/color]

Did you use a steel, aluminum or stainless steel pop rivet?

On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 10:08:04 -0600, Ernie Sty wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> "hachiroku" <levin@ae86.gts> wrote in message
> news:bCOUd.37260$ya6.26879@trndny01...[color=green]
>> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:51:09 -0600, Ernie Sty wrote:
>>[/color]
> As a temporary fix it[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> worked like a charm.[/color]
>>
>> Yeah, this won't last very long. I wish you better, but my 'patch' using
>> this method lasted about 3 days to the hour!
>>
>> But then again, everything happens to me.... ;)
>>[/color]
>
> Did you use a steel, aluminum or stainless steel pop rivet?[/color]

Pop rivet?

"hachiroku" <levin@ae86.gts> wrote in message
news:4G7Vd.41309$f%5.18359@trndny03...[color=blue]
> On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 10:08:04 -0600, Ernie Sty wrote:
>[color=green]
>>
>> "hachiroku" <levin@ae86.gts> wrote in message
>> news:bCOUd.37260$ya6.26879@trndny01...[color=darkred]
>>> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:51:09 -0600, Ernie Sty wrote:
>>>[/color]
>> As a temporary fix it[color=darkred]
>>>> worked like a charm.
>>>
>>> Yeah, this won't last very long. I wish you better, but my 'patch' using
>>> this method lasted about 3 days to the hour!
>>>
>>> But then again, everything happens to me.... ;)
>>>[/color]
>>
>> Did you use a steel, aluminum or stainless steel pop rivet?[/color]
>
> Pop rivet?[/color]

My original post, please read ALL the words:
[color=blue]
> On my wife's car, hole appeared in the exhaust pipe between the header and
> catalytic converter. The rest of the pipe was in good shape, but one of
> the
> spot welds on the pipe's heat shield had fallen out, leaving a hole big
> enough to hear unmuffled exhaust sounds (about 2/3 the size of a BB.)
>
> I don't weld, but I needed it fixed, at least for now. I used a Dremel to
> bore out the hole a little, making it round, then I pushed in some "steel"
> epoxy putty into the hole a little ways, inserted a stainless steel pop
> rivet just big enough to fit in the hole and popped it in.[/color]