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temporary muffler patch? #7364068
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? [Re: Marty] #7364091
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? [Re: Marty] #7364092
09/25/21 04:45 PM
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none of it works to much expansion and contraction might try a mig weld

Re: temporary muffler patch? [Re: Marty] #7364095
09/25/21 04:50 PM
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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? [Re: Marty] #7364097
09/25/21 05:02 PM
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Not sure how far you plan on driving Marty but my college buddy and I once tried doing the fiberglass patch routine before we left for home one Summer. Sucker caught on fire! Be careful.

Re: temporary muffler patch? [Re: Marty] #7364122
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Either ask Coonman, or try pantyhose and fluid film.

Re: temporary muffler patch? [Re: Marty] #7364124
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? [Re: Marty] #7364125
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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? [Re: Marty] #7364184
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I had one come in the shop a year ago, maybe two but anyhow this guy had pop rivited a patch on the bottom of his muffler.

Dang thing was sealed up pretty good too! You wouldn't have known it unless ya saw it like I did, it was quiet.

Re: temporary muffler patch? [Re: Marty] #7364215
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I like the idea's and appreciate it very much, thanks to all.... smile


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Re: temporary muffler patch? [Re: Marty] #7364236
09/25/21 09:10 PM
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Carbon dust is explosive. Bad idea to weld on a muffler. Can explode into little razor blades. Rusted out things are usually rusted in many places. Pop rivets sounds like a good deal.


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Re: temporary muffler patch? [Re: Marty] #7364242
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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? [Re: charles] #7364254
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Originally Posted by charles
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? [Re: Marty] #7364258
09/25/21 09:41 PM
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The Red Green Show had an excellent how-to video short on this exact subject. I think he used duct tape. I’ll have to go back and see it again to make sure

Re: temporary muffler patch? [Re: charles] #7364347
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Originally Posted by charles
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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