I put on a set of headers I got off of Ebay last year when I built the 5.4 in the truck. I thought "save some money, flanges look thick..." well the flanges were thick, but apparently the welds on the tubes were NOT! I have been noticing a small leak by the headers but could never pinpoint the leak.

I took the truck back to the exhaust shop that did all the custom work on the exhaust(from the heads back to the tips) and asked if they could spot the leak. Well after putting it on the rack twice (the first time they couldn't hear anything) they found the leak to be in the middle of the four tubes where they meet at the flange where the pipe takes off from. Needless to say they can't get a welder in there to weld it and don't suggest welding from the inside.

Now I am at a point of do I try to wrap it with header wrap to see if it closes it up, or do I pony up the money to have name brand headers put on and hope they don't crack as well.

grrrrr....

*end rant*

Header wrap will eventually cause them to rust out. Talk to a welder about them. A pro may be able to get down in there, if the header is off.

im with the pig on this one....

Heck you should be able to atleast braze it...

surewhynot said:

....if the header is off.

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That is the problem, They are not coming off. It cost me 600 to get gaskets put on, I'm not paying to take them off.

LOL hell it took me 2 hours to get them on when it was on a stand!

somebody rammed it in your ass with no lube then!
Gaskets cost me like 20 bucks.
the labor is the expensive thing...
See if you can get somebody to braze them in the truck... Not likely but worth a shot...

Buy a louder stereo?

sounds like that is a perfect reason to buy one!

enjoy the 'purity' of engine noise.

Ryan

truckin4life said:

somebody rammed it in your ass with no lube then!
Gaskets cost me like 20 bucks.
the labor is the expensive thing...
See if you can get somebody to braze them in the truck... Not likely but worth a shot...

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The gaskets I bought outright from summit. They are a carbon fiber/copper ring design. They are holding up great.

The reason they cost so much to put in is I just paid for time. They had over 6 hours in the headers. there was 4 bolts that were IMPOSSIBLE to get to. that is why I had them do it! LOL I didn't want to screw with it.

surewhynot said:

Buy a louder stereo?

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I already have a loud stereo. It will drown it out, but its embarrasing as hell. When you line up with someone (i.e. a fart piped civic in town tonight) you don't wanna sound like crap as you blow past them, you know.

i understand that, hopfully i can fix my header leak this weekend.
Been driving me nuts!

I bought some mac longtube headers off ebay for my 2003 mustang gt with the 4.6 and i have no complaints even after a year. It was a pain in the ass to do i know that much. Best way on a car like mine is drop the subframe.

I'd try to braze it shut...

Well Doc I would normally feel sorry for you but since your a commie all I have to say is..






















can't you just take them and them reweled seems like it would be much cheaper then buying a new pair..

That sucks bro, at least the tubes haven't fallen completely off yet!

I am gonna talk to a few more people about it and see what they think! I would like to just braze them in, but IDK if anyone will do that...

lil_dq said:

I am gonna talk to a few more people about it and see what they think! I would like to just braze them in, but IDK if anyone will do that...

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What material were they supposed to be and which eBay'er did ya get em from?

Uh lemme check...BRB!

lil_dq said:

Uh lemme check...BRB!

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Aight! Waiting patiently!

should be braze able. Not gunna be easy, but cheaper than pulling the headers all the way out.