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Ok I know this is off track about the header bit, you guys have already answered this in a variety of ways on figuring out if the gasket is blown (I saved all of these BTW) but it reminded me of two things that has happened to me with my 66. Story number one, I keep rags shoved up my exhaust pipes 'cause critters like to try to make them their home (snakes, rats, etc. I HATE SNAKES) one day I went to start my car, wouldn't start. I cranked and cranked and cranked, wouldn't hit, hit the key one more time before I would get out to pop the hood and BAM!!! She backfired and threw my rags out (one was singed from the fire!!). That was funny... in a way (this happened before but the engine was running, not well so a floored it and it blew out a rats nest with burning rats ha ha ha). Story number two, my exhaust isn't welded, and the clamps started getting loose, but I procrastinated about breaking down and buying clamps. So one day I'm driving down the road and I hear clunk!! That was one of the pipes falling off on the highway, and the loud straight manifold (sounded good I thought about leaving it off) Oh well it came to mind on this tread thought it would be funny. Later. Josh Wounded 66SS396 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Blown header gasket?? >Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 11:46:07 EDT > >if ya can get to the end of your tail pipe, put your foot over it to block >the flow while you have a second person listen around your headers, if you >do >,in-fact, have a header leak, it will make it self known at this time. as >far >as hurting your motor, it depends on were the leak is, if it is around the >flange at the head,after prolonged periods of clod air hitting the face of >the valve(since the air only has to travel a short distance and doesnt have >a >chance to get warmed by the exhaust tubing)could cause the valve to crack >in >extreme cases -- find it and fix it!! > >Robert O. Means II > Livermore,Calif > USA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
