So I noticed a very slight exhaust leak it is coming from the passenger side of my truck where the manifold meets exhaust pipe. I went to replace the gasket and one of the bolts was broken just hanging in there. So I decided not to mess with it. I went and bought some quick steel and worked it around to help hold the pipe since one of the 3 bolts broke and to stop the leak. Will this be sufficient? Safe to say I don't want to mess with it .
exhaust manifold to exhaust pipe
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Well, the metal epoxy isn't going to replace a bolt. I don't think it will handle the flexing long term, I think it will crack and eventually fall out.
But, it's free to wait and see.
But, it's free to wait and see.
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How are the engine mounts looking? usually it takes some force to snap one of those bolts off. But it could always be old age and rust thought, I would weld it together and call it a day.
What vehicle & engine? Is this a GM with a doughnut? The exhaust pipe that is attached to the manifold is probably rusting away. You can try and have someone put in a new doughnut, they may get you 6 months. The bolts may really be studs. If worse come to worse, they can drill out the snapped off stud and replace it with a bolt. In my Suburban they got some of the studs out by welding a nut to the stud and removing it with a socket and heat. Then replacing the studs. They normally have a spring around each stud.
Yea its my Chevy truck. It seems like someine was fixing the slight leak and went to fix it and noticed the bolt was twisting and they stopped. The other two bolts seem ok. I used quick steel it is working so far but it smells
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