The Southwest monthly big meet at Exeter - 2nd friday of the month - 8:30pm

[Alexiooo]

Just a quick note to local people, Mid Devon Cruise is happening this afternoon at 4pm.

Tiverton High School. Should be good to meet people. More info available here:

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=696760

 

[plymcl172]

I found a hair in my split splitter which means 1 thing- ED200 and Mcgherkin know what I mean lol

 

[McGherkin]

LOL.

 

[plymcl172]

LOL.

ha ha love it !!

 

[Ed.200]

Shame mate, how bad the damage? Just a hairline crack

 

[McGherkin]

How's your exhaust?

By the way folks, the next date is the 14th of June

 

[Ed.200]

Patched it up again, but the seal is still not great, and the hot gasses still escape, so it needs to be redone every month or so. Options are either live with it, and just redo it before MOT again, have a special pipe made up, or see if welding it shut will work.
Or get a proper cat back system, or decat system.

 

[The Fatty]

Patched it up again, but the seal is still not great, and the hot gasses still escape, so it needs to be redone every month or so. Options are either live with it, and just redo it before MOT again, have a special pipe made up, or see if welding it shut will work.
Or get a proper cat back system, or decat system.

take some pics, might be able to suggest something if I can see it.

 

[Ed.200]

Yeh will do tomorrow, will get the jack out and see if I can get some decent pics.

 

[l33th3tr33]

Wish I could come Would be good to meet some people who understand why I'm so anal about my car!

 

[McGherkin]

Well come then

 

[l33th3tr33]

Well come then

I've not passed my test yet haha Got it booked for next month.

 

[Dan@SJM]

Ed, could you re-PM me what you wrote, I've just remembered you pm'd and I've had a clear out

 

[Ed.200]

That's fine Dan, I'm sure it gets pretty filled. That was about the 'box but after a long run and abit of thrashing around the a303 roundabouts it seems to be ok now. Had it booked in with my local dealer to check it anyway and seems fine, apparently.

This should be probably go in its own thread but I cba lol



This is with the clamp removed. You can see the soot where there is a small gap, literally tiny, but gets exploited by the hot gases. There was some exhaust wrap, a bandage type stuff with foil and wire. But that just disintegrated, and came off when I removed the clamp. It had also started to burn and had marks where it itself was coming into contact with the hot gasses. There was also some putty type stuff over the join as well, the stuff that is meant to seal and dry as the exhaust warms. But that has disintegrated as well.

It is only the second join that seems to be in the issue. The first seems to have sealed fine.

I want an akra system haha

 

[plymcl172]

Shame mate, how bad the damage? Just a hairline crack

yep a hareline crack it is, don't think you can repair them, oh well nothing I can do now :dapprove:

 

[Dan@SJM]

I'm sure I can deal with that. Drop me a text if you have my number?

 

[Ed.200]

Maybe I should make it more of a challenge for you then haha
Will be passing you on Monday, but I appreciate that is short notice. Will be going past again in about 2 weeks on my way home again, so will sort something out. It's not a massive problem, just one of those things that once you notice it, you can't then ignore it.

@plymcl - could trying fixing / glueing it from behind, so from the front in the looks like one?

 

[McGherkin]

I've not passed my test yet haha Got it booked for next month.

And you've got a 172 as your first car? FFS I've still got a 1.2.

yep a hareline crack it is

I see what you did there

 

[l33th3tr33]

And you've got a 172 as your first car? FFS I've still got a 1.2.




I see what you did there

And insurance is under a grand, no parents added, no cheating whatsoever. I don't know why all the kids these days pay thousands for little engines cars, it's insane!

 

[McGherkin]

Please don't, I'm paying 1300 ATM. (Although that's because I renewed while an insurance claim was ongoing, so when it finally settles I'll be refunded.

 

[Dan@SJM]

Maybe I should make it more of a challenge for you then haha
Will be passing you on Monday, but I appreciate that is short notice. Will be going past again in about 2 weeks on my way home again, so will sort something out. It's not a massive problem, just one of those things that once you notice it, you can't then ignore it.

@plymcl - could trying fixing / glueing it from behind, so from the front in the looks like one?

Monday isn't an issue, I've got a few things in but I'm sure I can accommodate

 

[Benjibrady]

If the next ones on the 14th I'd be up for a 'hello'. Any chance of a drive for some photos?

 

[McGherkin]

Should be popping down to Exmouth for this one, tried to get some pics in a carpark last time but it was closed so we're up for trying again to get some pics

 

[The Fatty]

anyone up for meeting earlier and go for pics first whilst its still daylight?

 

[Alexiooo]

anyone up for meeting earlier and go for pics first whilst its still daylight?

I'm game. I finish work at 6pm so will be easier for me as I will already be in Exeter!

 

[plymcl172]

will be good to meet some new faces and people! its June ffs and we haven't even been too Exmouth yet.... we better this time lol

ok thanks Ed I don't see what you mean but maybe you could show me I know you are good with...... glue lol

as Cal said earlier the next meet is the 14th June

 

[Ed.200]

@ Dan - you legend, will give you a ring when I leave home, will take 2.5 - 3 hours to get to you. If there is a time that suits better, then let me know and will do my best to get there for then.

@ fatty - yeh im up for that, or me meet and eat earlier and quicker.

@ plymcl - will explain when you can see what im talking about

 

[The Fatty]

That's fine Dan, I'm sure it gets pretty filled. That was about the 'box but after a long run and abit of thrashing around the a303 roundabouts it seems to be ok now. Had it booked in with my local dealer to check it anyway and seems fine, apparently.

This should be probably go in its own thread but I cba lol



This is with the clamp removed. You can see the soot where there is a small gap, literally tiny, but gets exploited by the hot gases. There was some exhaust wrap, a bandage type stuff with foil and wire. But that just disintegrated, and came off when I removed the clamp. It had also started to burn and had marks where it itself was coming into contact with the hot gasses. There was also some putty type stuff over the join as well, the stuff that is meant to seal and dry as the exhaust warms. But that has disintegrated as well.

It is only the second join that seems to be in the issue. The first seems to have sealed fine.

I want an akra system haha

I would be putting some exhaust assembly paste around the join sealing the gaps, then some aluminium exhaust tape on that and then bind it with some exhaust repair bandage. Then a decent wide clamp. It wont leak then

 

[Richy182.]

I'm up for meeting earlier

 

[Dan@SJM]

I would be putting some exhaust assembly paste around the join sealing the gaps, then some aluminium exhaust tape on that and then bind it with some exhaust repair bandage. Then a decent wide clamp. It wont leak then

Exhaust paste is hideous stuff.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Exhaust paste is hideous stuff.

Agreed. I prefer black silicone for joints. Amazing it takes the temps but somehow it does.

that joint above though, being a slip joint with no flanges, even if the pipe is in good condition will be hard to seal 100% and if its dented and damaged its impossible. Should be a crush ring ideally like the manifold to cat or at least a flange.
So its a bit compromised by design imho

 

[Alexiooo]

Might bring along some bottles of that wonder wheels stuff everyone is banging on about if anyone fancies buying some off me...

 

[The Fatty]

Might bring along some bottles of that wonder wheels stuff everyone is banging on about if anyone fancies buying some off me...

how much and where did you get it from? Do they have it in Barnstaple tescos?

 

[The Fatty]

Exhaust paste is hideous stuff.

Agreed. I prefer black silicone for joints. Amazing it takes the temps but somehow it does.

that joint above though, being a slip joint with no flanges, even if the pipe is in good condition will be hard to seal 100% and if its dented and damaged its impossible. Should be a crush ring ideally like the manifold to cat or at least a flange.
So its a bit compromised by design imho

This is the exhaust paste I use, never had any problem with it (so far). It goes on like a sealant:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_164909_langId_-1_categoryId_255217

 

[McGherkin]

Looks like I'm going to get some silicone for this heat shield then.

 

[Chip-mk1]

This is the exhaust paste I use, never had any problem with it (so far). It goes on like a sealant:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_164909_langId_-1_categoryId_255217

Thats the stuff that normally goes brittle and cracks IME. Although they might have changed the recipe as Ive not used it for years.

 

[Alexiooo]

how much and where did you get it from? Do they have it in Barnstaple tescos?

Got it from Tiverton Tesco's, however, I always buy everything they've got So it's unlikely that they will ever have any going spare! Happy to sell you some for a few quid each.

 

[Ed.200]

@ fatty, thats the stuff I got, just as I was passing a halfords and it was annoying me. Put it on it set, then went to hard, become brittle and just flaked off. Needs to be more silicon / gum bassed, so it can deal with any expansion / contraction in the joint.

It may work better if its applied correctly, but it's not an easy joint to get to, or seal properly.

@ chip, yeh not the best way of doing the joint, could / should have been done better but honestly, the best mod for the £40 or so it may have cost.

 

[The Fatty]

@ fatty, thats the stuff I got, just as I was passing a halfords and it was annoying me. Put it on it set, then went to hard, become brittle and just flaked off. Needs to be more silicon / gum bassed, so it can deal with any expansion / contraction in the joint.

It may work better if its applied correctly, but it's not an easy joint to get to, or seal properly.

did you try wrapping it in the silver tape? i.e. firegum on the inner pipe, put into the outer pipe, more firegum around the edges (fill the gaps), then the aluminium exhaust tape?

failing that, what about some sort of very high heat epoxy?

 

[Dan@SJM]

Don't do that, it'll still leak. A decent clamp with some decent silicone and it will be fine. No point in Bodging it with stuff like that.