Hi all:
I could hear a serious chug-chuging sound on the passenger side exhaust manifold area. I needed to verify where the leak really is. I used the following method, with pictures, to do this.
I cleaned out thoroughly my shop-vac. Washed it down inside and out, including the filter. Let it all dry out for 2 hours. Put the hose on the exhaust port, not the vacuum port of the shop-vac and blew out any latent moisture.
I then put the business end of the hose on the starboard (right) side muffler and duct taped it to form a seal.
Opened the hood and armed myself with a spray bottle of soapy water.
Turned on the shop-vac, and retreated to the engine compartment.
Instantly I could hear a whoooshing of pressurized air coming out. I sprayed around the exhaust manifold and lo-&-behold, a between the #1 & #2 plug...bubbles...lots and lots of bubbles.
So I'll be working on that this weekend.
I could hear a serious chug-chuging sound on the passenger side exhaust manifold area. I needed to verify where the leak really is. I used the following method, with pictures, to do this.
I cleaned out thoroughly my shop-vac. Washed it down inside and out, including the filter. Let it all dry out for 2 hours. Put the hose on the exhaust port, not the vacuum port of the shop-vac and blew out any latent moisture.
I then put the business end of the hose on the starboard (right) side muffler and duct taped it to form a seal.
Opened the hood and armed myself with a spray bottle of soapy water.
Turned on the shop-vac, and retreated to the engine compartment.
Instantly I could hear a whoooshing of pressurized air coming out. I sprayed around the exhaust manifold and lo-&-behold, a between the #1 & #2 plug...bubbles...lots and lots of bubbles.
So I'll be working on that this weekend.
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