Since the Stoneleigh kit car show I have had what sounded to be a blow on the exhaust, having checked the silencer for leaks and the blow still apparent I then moved on to the manifold.
Thinking it may be a leaking gasket or a crack in the manifold I decided to remove the unit from the car to make the problem more easier to track down.
With the manifold out the cause of the trouble soon came to light, the weld on the middle two pipes had failed and it was only the outer two pipes holding the whole lot together.
With the manifold welded back up, reinforced and a set of new gaskets it is all back in the car.
Side pipe refitted with a new clamp.
Also have made up a cover to go over the joint just to tidy things up.
Thinking it may be a leaking gasket or a crack in the manifold I decided to remove the unit from the car to make the problem more easier to track down.
With the manifold out the cause of the trouble soon came to light, the weld on the middle two pipes had failed and it was only the outer two pipes holding the whole lot together.
With the manifold welded back up, reinforced and a set of new gaskets it is all back in the car.
Side pipe refitted with a new clamp.
Also have made up a cover to go over the joint just to tidy things up.
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