Hey Fred, let me know how those powder coated water pipes hold up after
a month or so. I sandblasted a couple of those pipes myself this
weekend during the process of doing a carb swap.
Mike
Fred Thomas wrote:
>
> Well what the last 7 days have given me on the 78 spit is one big messin a
> very short period of time, this is a 2 owner car (i'm # 2), the engine has
> never been apart, I have replaced the clutch, starter, and elec. ignition,
> top & interior in a period of 8 years, nothing else. Sunday the wipers
> started making a noise then stopped, per list instructions, cleaned &
> lubed,and now it is great, Monday developed a exhaust leak, since this is
> inspection month, I was rejected for no brake lights, no reverse lights, a
> bad converter, and questionable brakes. I ordered the switches and exhaust
> gaskets from TRF, so today I pull the manifolds off, only 3 bolts were
> holding the intake & exhaust on this car. I have been driving this car for 8
> years, never a leak, passes inspection every year, the lower 3 manifold
> bolts have "Never" been installed on this car, the bolt holes in the block
> are rusted almost closed, the 2 holes in the intake for attaching the 2
> manifolds together have never had a bolt in them. My exhaust leak is the
> small center section of the gasket, all burned away, the converter is good,
> how is it possible to drive this car for 84 thousand miles and never have a
> exhaust leak. Well I have taken all water pipes off and now they will all be
> powder-coated and reinstalled correctly. "FT"
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