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My '85 1200A has had an exaust leak since I've owned it. It seems to be comming from the head pipe area.
I am ready to fix the problem but I have a few questions.
Is the head pipes double walled? It sounds like the inner wall is rotting out, and is now leaking thru the outer wall.
Is the seal between the head pipes and mufflers reusable, or should I have new ones on hand?
And last, I read on another post one time that the nuts at the heads would probably break off, and vise grips can be used to remove the broken stud. If the nut is frozen to the stud, won't the stud unscrew like a bolt? I don't want to have a stud break off right at the head, that would be a real pain.
Any advise would be great!
Thanks,
John
My '85 1200A has had an exaust leak since I've owned it. It seems to be comming from the head pipe area.
I am ready to fix the problem but I have a few questions.
Is the head pipes double walled? It sounds like the inner wall is rotting out, and is now leaking thru the outer wall.
Is the seal between the head pipes and mufflers reusable, or should I have new ones on hand?
And last, I read on another post one time that the nuts at the heads would probably break off, and vise grips can be used to remove the broken stud. If the nut is frozen to the stud, won't the stud unscrew like a bolt? I don't want to have a stud break off right at the head, that would be a real pain.
Any advise would be great!
Thanks,
John