'Nother reminder of why I've become so distrustful of "help." 'Hard to find
anybody interested in doing things RIGHT. Too many want to do a half a$$
job, get their money and run.
Wilton
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From: "Dieselhead" <[email protected]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D exhaust continuing saga
Ja, I tried that maybe 10 years ago after we put the 2.4 in the 200D. THe
muffler fell of and got lost, so I told #1 son to take it to the "lifetime
guarantee" muffler shop because they would replace it for as long as he
owned the car. BIG mistake. Now it has a too short, too fat muffler with
tooo small an outlet that they made sit wrong in the space (angled up, not
level). Every time I see it I get mad that those bozos are almost as
stupid as stealership parts changers.
I recommend changing it yourself if you physically can.
Oh man. Each time I do an exhaust system, I say I'm never going to do it
again and I'd rather just pay someone. But somehow, I just keep doing
them.
Jaime
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Curt Raymond <[email protected]> wrote:
Tried that, didn't work on either exhaust...
On the trashed one I cut grooves in the pipe and peeled it like a
banana.
Then drove the remnant off with a screwdriver and BFH. Oh what fun!
-Curt
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 11:53:24 -0400
From: Jaime Kopchinski <[email protected]>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D exhaust continuing saga
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Its too late for this advice, but in the past I was able to break and
exhaust system free from the manifold by dropping it down off of all
the
rubber hangers and swinging it side to side a bit from the end at the
back
of the car. The torque on that length of pipe is huge.
Just don't go too crazy or you might break the exhaust manifold. But
this
is unlikely since the weakest point should still be the joint between
the
manifold and exhaust pipe.
Of course, soaking it with lots of penetrating oil first is necessary.
Jaime
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Curt Raymond <[email protected]>
wrote:
> So unbolting the '83 exhaust at the flange worked well, the 2 bolts
broke
> nicely and it all came out. However I still couldn't get the front
pipe
> detached from the rest and I ended up cutting the first couple inches
of
the
> front exhaust pipe. A quick trip to FLAPS got me a 2" exhaust pipe
adapter
> which this morning I welded into place. My welding is definitely
getting
> better, I got only a couple little divots in it, none of which
appears to
go
> all the way through. A quick spritz of grill paint should keep the
weld
from
> rusting. I only expect this exhaust to be good for a couple three
years
> anyway...
>
> Next step, getting the old rotten exhaust out from under the '78
while
> preserving 2 rubber donuts, I have 2 in my spares pile... I'll order
2 (4
> really so I have spares) more from Rusty next week so I don't have to
trust
> the used ones.
>
> -Curt
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