My '84 190D had more repair than original pipe. I had already replaced the
section with the mufflers but the section from the manifold to the mufflers was
just tinfoil. When I started I'd wrap it with some thin metal and weld that on.
By the end I bought repair pieces from FLAPS and welded them in. I finally got
tired of it and replaced the pipes when it failed 3 times in one week each time
just beyond where I had put in my last repair...
I've got a snowmobile muffler I've been repairing for years, a replacement pipe
is more expensive than the whole machine. Once the snow flies this year that
one is for sale, I've already got its replacement.
-Curt
From: Curly McLain via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
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Cc: Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 11:46 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Max's bandaids Was: Prepping for the Q.
>This is when a lift would be nice to have. My '95 sedan front
>exhaust pipe also cannot be removed from under the car without a
>lift.
>
>The White Whale ('87 wagon) seems to have developed an exhaust leak
>in the last couple weeks, I need to make some time to diagnose that
>and either replace the rusty components or patch. Lowes has a
>muffler patching tape with an advertisement I could not resist, I
>may try that.
>--
>Max Dillon
>Charleston SC
>'87 300TD
>'95 E300
Being a Diesel, you can bandaid and scab away with abandon, no carbon
monoxide concerns.
My rusty 240D has lotsa banaids and hose clamps. So many that I had
to use coathangers to hold it up in the middle. It would sag between
the bandaids and hang down and scrape the pavement.
I need a new front section some year.... if the car lasts that long.
On my 110s, the vibration would crack the pipe in front of the
muffler, sometimes ruining the muffler. At the time, welch's grape
juice came in a 6 oz. smooth side steel can. Those made perfect
bandaids for the small OM621 exhaust pipe. I got to where I'd never
try to have the pipes put together as designed. I'd use the can and
2 hose clamps to make a "flexible coupling" and never again had a
muffler ruined.
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