Saturday, September 8, 2012

New Exhaust

You can tell by the picture that there is a considerable amount of rust.  When I was driving the Scrambler - I smelled an awful smell like a skunk ate a bunch of rotten eggs and died under my car.  Using the Internet again, I found the symptoms of a bad catalytic converter.  So I decided I would replace the entire exhaust.  If you have done this before on old cars then you know a 1-2 hour job can take 8-10 hours because all of the bolts are rusted shut.  I sprayed some WD-40 and Bolt Off on as many areas as I could before even attempting to remove the old exhaust system.  I was able to get most off, but the section before the converter I ultimately had to cut off.  Also I came across an awesome product called JB Weld.  This is a compound you mix together that can be as strong as welding! I used this to attach some exhaust hangers to frame as I was positiong the exhaust piping.  I replaced the entire system with a BWD Manifold Air Tube (attaches to converter) a Pulse Air Injection Valve, a flexible exhaust repair tube (attach area I cut out), a Thrush Turbo muffler, and a Magna Flow catalytic converter.  After tightening all the bolts and connections, I gave the engine a turn to get used to the new exhaust system and it liked it.  A very deep, low hum emerged from the tail pipe.  Incidently I also replace the Oxygen Sensor at the same time (I read it was recommended to do so).

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