stock '88GT exhaust question

82 GT · 09-23-2006, 11:16 AM

Is there a gasket on at the factory collector where the "headers" and H pipe join? I have a small exhaust leak there, which results in a tapping sound.
I crawled under and it is leaking there just a little bit. Can that be fixed by just tightening the collector bolts or is there a gasket between there.
I was thinking maybe it's like the aftermarket shorty and H pipe connection where it's just a "ball and socket" type connection.

lx mike · 09-23-2006, 06:11 PM

no gasket there.

82 GT · 09-23-2006, 06:17 PM

So I should just be able to tighten the bolts? Although, I don't understand how they would work lose after all these years. I figure they would be rusted solid.

Dark Knight · 09-23-2006, 08:18 PM

Might loosen it 1st. If you hit the mufflers on a speed bump etc, it might have tweaked the alignment some..might loosen all the bolts, then re-tighten the collector bolts 1st.

09-23-2006, 11:16 AM	#1
82 GT Import Slayer Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,241	stock '88GT exhaust question Is there a gasket on at the factory collector where the "headers" and H pipe join? I have a small exhaust leak there, which results in a tapping sound. I crawled under and it is leaking there just a little bit. Can that be fixed by just tightening the collector bolts or is there a gasket between there. I was thinking maybe it's like the aftermarket shorty and H pipe connection where it's just a "ball and socket" type connection. __________________ '82 GT 351W (.060)Comp Cams 274* Extreme Energy cam, ported & polished heads w/ 1.94/1.60 valves 10.3:1 flat top pistons,stealth intake, Mallory dizzy,Holley 750dp carb, BBK shorties,Flowmaster exhaust,C-4 with 3700 stall converter, B&M pro shifter,8.8 rear, 4:10's, subframes, electric fan, powermaster alternator, 4 core radiator.

09-23-2006, 06:11 PM	#2
lx mike Undescribable Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Ft Myers Fla Posts: 1,539	Re: stock '88GT exhaust question no gasket there. __________________ Rice Haters Club Member #101

09-23-2006, 06:17 PM	#3
82 GT Import Slayer Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,241	Re: stock '88GT exhaust question So I should just be able to tighten the bolts? Although, I don't understand how they would work lose after all these years. I figure they would be rusted solid. __________________ '82 GT 351W (.060)Comp Cams 274* Extreme Energy cam, ported & polished heads w/ 1.94/1.60 valves 10.3:1 flat top pistons,stealth intake, Mallory dizzy,Holley 750dp carb, BBK shorties,Flowmaster exhaust,C-4 with 3700 stall converter, B&M pro shifter,8.8 rear, 4:10's, subframes, electric fan, powermaster alternator, 4 core radiator.

09-23-2006, 08:18 PM	#4
Dark Knight Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Az Posts: 854	Re: stock '88GT exhaust question Might loosen it 1st. If you hit the mufflers on a speed bump etc, it might have tweaked the alignment some..might loosen all the bolts, then re-tighten the collector bolts 1st. __________________ 84 convt,roller 302,AFR's, performer 3.55's, underdrives BBK shorties stock cam, 1.7's 13.58@102.84 and a '68 stang .. project 8 sec street car... 557 big block + N20 :-) http://members.cox.net/darkknight302/68nwrear.jpg

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