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After driving it around for a week or so, an exhaust leak became apparent on the R side. I quickly ... | 
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With the Right wheelwell gone, it's easy to inspect the frame ground, just inboard of the spring tow... | 
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Looking rearward, the cowl drain can be inspected. This & the one on the driver's side often hold r... | 
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This is why I pulled the wheelwell; with it in-place, none of this is visible, and it's difficult to... | 
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I wasn't able to get any penetrating oil on the tops of the flange studs before removing the wheelwe... |
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This is what I spotted with the mirror & flashlight. These black streaks are only formed by exhaust... | 
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Note that the crappy exhaust manifold gasket didn't even touch half the lip of the manifold, which i... | 
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Most of the gasket material is gone, leaving only the rusty steel core. This is why gaskets should ... | 
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This shows the true extent of the problem caused by the gaskets. Notice the #4 port to the Left - i... | 
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To extract the broken bolt, I used a Snap-On A80A stud remover/installer. Afterward, I chased all t... |
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Because both the manifold & the head were still relatively true & UN-rusted, I used the same sealant... | 
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Because both the manifold & the head were still relatively true & UN-rusted, I used the same sealant... | 
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After letting it warm up slowly at idle & most of the oil had burned off, I raised it to ~2KRPM for ... | | |
Exhaust Leak