I use a piece of sheetmetal and a couple of hose clamps. Cut the metal to fit
over the hole with some overlap and then clamp it on. I used to do this on my
rotary engined Mazda (exhaust was very hot) and it would take the heat for a
couple of months before it was time for a replacement. I would expect this to
last longer on a Sprite.
Shawn
Jeff Boatright wrote:
> Does anyone have experince with exhaust pipe repair kits? I have a small
> hole in the pipe. It is on the top surface of the pipe, just below my feet,
> of course. Welding is out for now as I've spent my car budget for the rest
> of the year...
>
> There appears to be a couple of types of kits for this. One is goo in a
> tube that you squirt into the hole. It then hardens overnight. The other
> type uses some type of wrap. One wrap kit has a adhesive-backed foil tape
> as a heat sheild. This is wrapped around the pipe. Then, an adehsive-backed
> strip of plastic or fiberglass is wrapped around this. When heated, it's
> supposed to all melt together. The wrap kit has a thin piece of metal that
> you're supposed to form around the pipe. The pipe and shield are then
> wrapped with a strip of fiberglass cloth that you've previously dipped into
> some undefined goo in a pouch. This too is supposed to form a solid patch
> upon heating.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Jeff
>
> Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
> Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
> http://www.molvis.org/molvis
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