I don't know about the valve situation but I wouldn't want an exhaust leak under the interior compartment. Sitting stuck in traffic muight put you to sleep permanently. I have done a few temp fixes using the exhaust repair kits you can buy at McParts stores.
Alan Duff Knoxville, TN On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:57:49 -0500, "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > Question is: Can having a break in your exhause pipe about 2/3 of the way to > the tailpipe (in other words, about under the rear seat, and just before the > muffler) cause enough cold air (remember we have sub-zeros coming) to harm > (as in "burn") the vavles? This is what I was warned about years ago when > running open headers occasionally came into the picture. > > This is partly OT becase I'm not talking about my Mercedes, I'm talking > about a gasser four-cylinder (whose make shall remain unnamed in the > interest of quelling any protest). > > Probably, the cat converter would protect things? > > Brian > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >
