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Muffler repair

Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:45 pm
by Jerbearyukon
Had a big backfire - I found out the airfilter was plugged and it was making the oil suck into the carbs - plus it was running rich then.

I started it up and BANG!!!

Well I opened up the muffler a bit..hmmm just wondring if i took it off if it could be welded.

Seems to be fairly heavy metal on the original - otherwise I will just buy a new one from EI

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Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:48 pm
by pcolette
If the steel hasn't rusted too much and become too thin, it can be welded. I'd give it a try since a new one is about $540 - ouch!

Paul C

muffler

Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:16 pm
by Jerbearyukon
kinda what I was thinking to

fixed here - good as old

Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:02 pm
by Jerbearyukon
So we removed her - cut the end out of her - cut a 9.5" - 3/16 plate and wired fed her in - the outer shell was a bit thin so I got some of the exhaust compound and lathered her on and tined it and a bit of hay wire and she good to go..for awhile anyway.

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jer bear

Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:16 pm
by pcolette
Looks like one of our farm equipment repairs :lol:

I'll bet it holds up for quite a while. Nice repair!

Paul C

muffler

Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:03 pm
by Jerbearyukon
Well the haywire is there until the patch dries. It dries hard as nails, but I will just leave the wire there until it falls off probably.

I think I will probably order the part that changes the two exhaust ports to one port and then put a different muffler on then.

jer

muffler links

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:31 am
by blackstack