temporary muffler patch?
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09/25/21 04:18 PM
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What can I use for a temporary patch on a crack in a muffler......it is about 6" across the short width and 3" from an end.
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Re: temporary muffler patch?
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09/25/21 04:43 PM
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They sell a fiberglass tape, kinda like duct tape, just for that at most auto parts places.
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Re: temporary muffler patch?
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Most patch jobs on mufflers do not last.
If you patch it , it will only open up again just near the patch as the rust is almost like a cancer and is nearby waiting to pop out just past the repaired area. Like some cancers , cutting it out and replacing the muffler is your only true , good fix.
Brazing it up is a decent short term fix if you are trying to pass inspection or planning on getting rid of the vehicle. Friend of mine brazed up an exhaust leak on his car , 2weeks later , brazed it up again 2 inches further up the line , 2 weeks again , another patch , 2 weeks again , same thing. Again and again and again. Finally after using up a tank of acetylene and several pounds of brazing rods , he gave up and got the exhaust properly repaired.
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Re: temporary muffler patch?
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09/25/21 05:48 PM
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There's an aluminum sticky tape that might work for awhile. My pickemup has 140000 on the original muffler. I don't let it cool down!
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Re: temporary muffler patch?
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09/25/21 05:49 PM
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Wrap the affected area in aluminum flashing, overlapping the hole 2-3 inches and secure both ends with hose clamps....I've run them for years that way.
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Re: temporary muffler patch?
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Mine is more cracked than rusted....or so it seemed to me at a quick glance. Stage 1 will be aluminum flashing/hose clamps...I think.
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Re: temporary muffler patch?
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09/25/21 09:37 PM
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Either ask Coonman, or try pantyhose and fluid film. When I saw this thread, that's who I thought the OP was
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Re: temporary muffler patch?
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09/25/21 11:21 PM
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Either ask Coonman, or try pantyhose and fluid film. And play trash Pandora music real loud when you are using the pantyhose and fluid film.
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