Michael Maskalans <mike-lists@tepidcola.com> wrote:
[...]
: looks like I'll be doing a bit of work there, anyway, in addition to
: changing Tom's tires. my exhaust just popped off a third time, so I
: need to pull that pipe off, poke a small hole in it and pound out that
: ding that's keeping it from going all the way onto the Y pipe. I knew
: I'd regret taking the clamp off the old-fashioned way....
: it's pretty repeatable: if the truck is cold and I hammer it, the
: exhaust pressure will push the pipe off. after it's hot, it seems to
: expand enough that I can romp on it without needing to pull over and
: make the pipes talk to each other again.
: I wish I had the time to do it sooner, since the parts will be a bit
: hot by the time I get to Steigerland, but I don't have much choice....
: with luck, it will be cool enough that I can work on it by the time
: Tom's tires are off and on, or at least by the time his truck is on the
: trailer.
If you like, I could put a couple of small welds on there.
Nothing so big that you couldn't grind them off if you ever wanted to
disconnect the pipes, but enough to hold them in place and keep it from
popping loose.
As far as cooling it off goes, I have found that a blast of
compressed air goes a long way towards cooling off hot parts, especially
thin ones like exhaust tubing, and if it is cooling too slowly, spraying
a little water on it will help to speed things along.
---Jon-
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