Re: [DML] Possible Exhaust Leak

["Videobob Moseley" <videobob@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey, if your going to do all that work, might as well replace the exhaust 
with that new performance exhaust you guys sell right!
That's my plan soon.....

- VB

>From: Warren Wallingford <warren@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [DML] Possible Exhaust Leak
>Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:15:03 -0500
>
>Exhaust leaks are common on Deloreans.  The culprit is almost always an
>exhaust manifold gasket or two, or three. Iron manifolds and aluminum
>heads expand at different rates.  This twists and tears at the gaskets
>around the exhaust ports and ruins them.  The comprehensive fix is to
>replace the gaskets by removing the exhaust system, muffler, crossover
>pipe, manifolds and all. Replace the gaskets and studs that broke, then
>re-assemble.  Easy say, hard do.
>We sell a kit with all the stuff. Here it is:
>
>http://www.usadmc.com/dmcstore/ViewPart.asp?PID=3205&Qty=1&ShowCart=true
>
>Warren at DMC
>
>
>sweetp01569 wrote:
> > I believe I have a slight exhaust leak.  It's a "puttering" sound when
> > I accelerate.  Is the exhaust manifold usually the culprit?  An
> > exhaust gasket was replaced in August 2004 by the previous owner.
> >
> > Should I check manifold torques?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Paul




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