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Offline cafenut

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??easy muffler fix??
« on: January 14, 2011, 01:27:07 AM »
does anyone have a good solution to a couple pinky sized holes or smaller in the bottom of muffler? thought maybe some type of putty or something? 78 k
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Re: ??easy muffler fix??
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2011, 07:39:49 AM »
Get a tube of Muffler Mender at the parts store.  It's a thick paste that cures when it gets heated up by the exhaust.  It's been plugging a hole in one of my stock 550 pipes for a few years.  Obviously any patch job like this is only temporary, though, because the rust is happening from the inside out, and the total damage is much larger than the size of the hole. 
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« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2011, 07:43:43 AM »
Good ol' JB Weld has worked well for years for me.  But as mentioned earlier, its only a temporary fix.....   >:(

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Re: ??easy muffler fix??
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2011, 07:45:43 AM »
If you leave the hole it lets the moisture out!
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Re: ??easy muffler fix??
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2011, 07:59:14 AM »
Quote from: florence on January 14, 2011, 07:45:43 AM
If you leave the hole it lets the moisture out!

Even better, if you take all the mufflers off then there's nowhere for moisture to get trapped at all!  Problem solved! ;D
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Re: ??easy muffler fix??
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2011, 09:13:37 AM »
the muffler mend tape,cut a 1/2 square or circle,stick on.It doesnt look as crappy as a wad of putty,and its metal tape,temp fix but quick and easy.Seems to last a couple of years so far.
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Re: ??easy muffler fix??
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Re: ??easy muffler fix??
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2011, 12:14:38 PM »
Quote from: bikerbart on January 14, 2011, 09:13:37 AM
the muffler mend tape,cut a 1/2 square or circle,stick on.It doesnt look as crappy as a wad of putty,and its metal tape,temp fix but quick and easy.Seems to last a couple of years so far.

The mending paste is pushed into the hole and smoothed out to match the contour of the muffler.  You don't just ball it up and stick it on the outside of the hole. ::) ;D
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Re: ??easy muffler fix??
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2011, 12:52:49 PM »
you dont?it ends up looking like someone stuck a wad of chewing gum on it,(if I do it)I was only adding another suggestion,sheesh. ::) :-*
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Re: ??easy muffler fix??
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2011, 01:17:02 PM »
easy muffler fix.   cut them off :P

nice and loud
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Re: ??easy muffler fix??
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2011, 01:24:43 PM »
Quote from: Gordon on January 14, 2011, 12:14:38 PM
Quote from: bikerbart on January 14, 2011, 09:13:37 AM
the muffler mend tape,cut a 1/2 square or circle,stick on.It doesnt look as crappy as a wad of putty,and its metal tape,temp fix but quick and easy.Seems to last a couple of years so far.

The mending paste is pushed into the hole and smoothed out to match the contour of the muffler.  You don't just ball it up and stick it on the outside of the hole. ::) ;D

That's what she said.  :o
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Re: ??easy muffler fix??
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2011, 01:44:50 PM »
Quote from: bikerbart on January 14, 2011, 12:52:49 PM
you dont?it ends up looking like someone stuck a wad of chewing gum on it,(if I do it)I was only adding another suggestion,sheesh. ::) :-*

I know, but if my suggestion gets trashed in the process I've gotta stand up for it! ;D ;)
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« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2011, 04:57:54 PM »
get up stand up,stand up for your fix
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Re: ??easy muffler fix??
« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2011, 05:26:09 PM »
Quote from: bikerbart on January 14, 2011, 04:57:54 PM
get up stand up,stand up for your fix

Jah mon. :D
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Re: ??easy muffler fix??
« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2011, 04:18:09 AM »
 :D lol. thanks guys. pretty much the suggestions i thought id get. just wasn't sure if some miracle cure came along in the last 4 years since I've had to fix a muffler.
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