1997 S10 2.2L Exhaust/Flex Pipe Gasket Question
#1
1997 S10 2.2L Exhaust/Flex Pipe Gasket Question
Hey guys, thanks in advance for your time.
Inherited this baby, did a bit of work on her yesterday to get her running. Found exhaust leak at mani/Flex Pipe flange, not sure if the gasket or flex pipe is the culprit. Pulled the flex and only a metal 2 bolt flange gasket (old but in tact) between the two. No donut needed? I broke one of the bolts off in the mani flange (even though a full day of liquid wrench several times) so pulled mani. Will get that out. Flex pipe has small cracks and flange moves very freely, braid damaged. Pics attached.
My questions:
Is that metal gasket the only gasket needed?
Should i replace metal gasket with the one i bought?
Is my flex pipe broken? I'm an exhaust noob.
Inherited this baby, did a bit of work on her yesterday to get her running. Found exhaust leak at mani/Flex Pipe flange, not sure if the gasket or flex pipe is the culprit. Pulled the flex and only a metal 2 bolt flange gasket (old but in tact) between the two. No donut needed? I broke one of the bolts off in the mani flange (even though a full day of liquid wrench several times) so pulled mani. Will get that out. Flex pipe has small cracks and flange moves very freely, braid damaged. Pics attached.
My questions:
Is that metal gasket the only gasket needed?
Should i replace metal gasket with the one i bought?
Is my flex pipe broken? I'm an exhaust noob.
Last edited by Stephen Jeffreys; May 13th, 2017 at 11:48 AM.
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Flex pipe fix?
Hey guys, thanks in advance for your time.
Inherited this baby, did a bit of work on her yesterday to get her running. Found exhaust leak at mani/Flex Pipe flange, not sure if the gasket or flex pipe is the culprit. Pulled the flex and only a metal 2 bolt flange gasket (old but in tact) between the two. No donut needed? I broke one of the bolts off in the mani flange (even though a full day of liquid wrench several times) so pulled mani. Will get that out. Flex pipe has small cracks and flange moves very freely, braid damaged. Pics attached.
My questions:
Is that metal gasket the only gasket needed?
Should i replace metal gasket with the one i bought?
Is my flex pipe broken? I'm an exhaust noob.
Inherited this baby, did a bit of work on her yesterday to get her running. Found exhaust leak at mani/Flex Pipe flange, not sure if the gasket or flex pipe is the culprit. Pulled the flex and only a metal 2 bolt flange gasket (old but in tact) between the two. No donut needed? I broke one of the bolts off in the mani flange (even though a full day of liquid wrench several times) so pulled mani. Will get that out. Flex pipe has small cracks and flange moves very freely, braid damaged. Pics attached.
My questions:
Is that metal gasket the only gasket needed?
Should i replace metal gasket with the one i bought?
Is my flex pipe broken? I'm an exhaust noob.