It finally started to rust through. The Y-Pipe is original, and it has
already had 3 temp flange rewelds in the past year. Starting to run out
of metal.
I ended up making arrangements with another DML'er for JBA Headers and
JBA Y-pipe (both ceramic).
So with the other deals, I got a full exhaust system from the block out
(it's all bad). Plus, I want to keep this truck as long as I can. The
body is really good, and the engine still has even compression.
-- Chris Reck Bloomington, IL>> '99 Dakota Sport + CC 4x4 V6 (Deep Amethyst) >> "It's not the meat, it's how you apply the rub"
jon@dakota-truck.net wrote in news:i79c58$qor$1@bent.twistedbits.net:
> > Chris <chris_blm@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Getting time to replace the entire exhaust system. Temporary repairs >> on the exhaust manifold flanges are not holding, and the cat and >> y-pipe have over 100k and are starting to rust. > > > Starting to rust at 100k? Dang, I think mine started to rust on > the drive home from the dealership! :-) Or did you mean that its > finally starting to rust through? > > >> I found great deals on everything except for exhaust >> manifolds/headers. There is a good deal on the right-hand OEM >> manifold for $65, but why cannot I find anything for the left side >> (drivers)? > >> Are there any decent headers under $500??? > > > Headers aren't a bad way to go for some extra power (and they help > to pull heat out of the heads also and reduce the tendency for > preignition) but it sounds like you are looking to replace the exhaust > manifolds because they are no longer servicable as opposed to looking > for a performance increase. I'm surprised to hear that - due to their > thickness, exhaust manifolds are usually pretty much indestructible. > Is it just the hardware that attaches them to the Y pipe which is > going bad? If so, that can be fixed fairly easily and inexpensively. > I don't recall the actual name for the thing, but you can buy a > "donut/collar" which is a 2 piece deal; it comes apart and you put it > around the Y pipe; the exhaust manifold bolts go through it, which > holds the repair piece together and connects the Y pipe back to the > exhaust manifold. The last time I needed one, I found one in the > exhaust pipe/muffler repair section at Autozone. If its just the > attachment hardware which has rusted out, that's a whole lot cheaper > than new manifolds or headers. > > I may have misunderstood your situation though, since the > piece I am thinking of comes attached to the Y pipe, so new exhaust > manifolds wouldn't help at all if that was the part which is causing > the problem. If I have misunderstood, what is the problem you are > having with the manifolds to cause you to want/need to replace them? > > >
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