"Snuze: Needs another Swede" (markg)
10/08/2019 at 06:56 • Filed to: None
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"Snuze: Needs another Swede" (markg)
10/08/2019 at 06:56 • Filed to: None | 1
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I’m waiting at the inspection station for a 8-Fiddy to get reinspected. H ere are my current surroundings:
I strategically parked my butt next to the coffee bar. Their coffee is actually pretty good here. Theres also a 7-Eleven nextdoor so I got myself a breakfast sandwich.
The 850 failed inspection on 3 counts: tag light, exhaust hanger, exhaust leak. I replaced both tag light bulbs, which was easy enough. The hanger and leak were related: theres a hanger near the exhaust tip, behind the bumper, that had rusted through. The next hanger is on the muffler itself, and its not well balanaced. So when the rear hanger broke the imbalance caused the connection between the cat and muffler to wiggle loose, resulting in the leak. I addressed the hanger first, which I did with some ghetto welding - its not my best work but it’ll do. Then I wrapped the slip connection with high temp foil tape and reinstalled the clamp that held the connection together. Of my repairs this is the sketchiest one and may still not pass.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Snuze: Needs another Swede
10/08/2019 at 07:05 |
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fingers crossed
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Snuze: Needs another Swede
> pip bip - choose Corrour
10/08/2019 at 07:44 |
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A pparently "tapes, glues, and adhesives" are not allowed by law in my state as valid exhaust repairs. Time for plan B: weld the SOB together!
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pip bip - choose Corrour
> Snuze: Needs another Swede
10/08/2019 at 07:47 |
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worth a shot though
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Snuze: Needs another Swede
> pip bip - choose Corrour
10/08/2019 at 07:53 |
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Thats what I figured, though welding is a bit of a crap shoot - getting the exhaust off the car is a colossal PITA, so I can only weld it about 2/3 to 3/4 of the way around.
facw
> Snuze: Needs another Swede
10/08/2019 at 08:46 |
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I replaced both tag light bulbs, which was easy enough
When I did mine I broke the tab that holds the wiring into the fixture. More than a little annoyed, but apparently 12 year old plastic is brittle. Probably doesn’t matter much, the bulb stays in the fixture fine, and I can’t imagine you’d get enough moisture in there for it to be a problem.
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Snuze: Needs another Swede
> facw
10/08/2019 at 08:55 |
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Ouch. But as long as it’s still working, that’s good.
On mine, one of the gaskets is kind of messed up - I just jammed it all back up in there as best I could and called it good.