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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 03:08 PM
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I recently purchased a used set of Coated Hooker LTs. First of all the person selling them didnt tell me they have a small leak where the AIR provisions meet the primaries. Its basically on the weld, and its very minor. Where could I have this repaired? Second question, only the bottom part of the headers(collector area) is getting a lil rusty and loosing its coating, what options do I have? To either fix that or prevent it from further rusting. Last question since they are used I dont know how, but there is a small dent on one primary would this hurt performance of the header? Any comments are welcomed and appreciated. Thanx.
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 04:58 PM
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With the leak you might be able to get away with a little JB weld. The options you have with coating are to get them recoated obviously or just let be, they all rust sooner or later. I dont think a small dent is going to effect performance.
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 05:03 PM
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I dont trust JB weld on something thats gonna get hotter than ****. I was wondering if a local exhaust shop could just patch it up.
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 09:00 PM
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A muffler shop can patch that up. Dont use JB weld, do it once do it right. Slap them on dont worry about rust or a dent.....it happens. You should see mine, they are horrable. I need to weld a skid plate on them before a dent goes all the way through. David (Jr) at Midas in Temple can probably patch that leak up if you cant find anybody.
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