Jardine exhaust leak solved for good

[TxRIIIRider]

Well, after battling the header/exhaust connection on my Jardines for pretty much since I've had them, I decided to solve it for good this weekend. I broke out my wire welder and welded the joint solid. The entire right side is one piece now, but still is easily removable. I left the left side muffer connection as is, as I've always been able to get a good seal with the clamp under there.

Now to schedule a trip to the dealer for the new/improved primary throttle position sensor and then I will be happy again!.. lol Oh, and new tires.. GRRRR..

 

[T Evans]

TX,

Where was the leak that you welded up? I have Jardines also and I have a very small leak where it bolts to the engine but as soon as it warms up, it goes away.
I have ordered some repacking material to repack the mufflers. When it arrives, I am going to be removing the mufflers and repacking them.
Thanks for the heads up. I will be sure to give those connections a lot of attention to mabe head off a possible leak in the future.
The repack kit sounds like it is a good one. If anybody is intrested, I purchased off ebay. I thought that thier add was very enlightening.

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[TxRIIIRider]

My leak was at the header collector where the muffler system slides on and is only sealed and held on by high heat sealant. I could never get the sealant to stay in there. It would seal for about a week and then the sealant would blow out. I don't know if I my set just had to much of a gap there or what, but there is no gap there now..

I haven't had a problem with it leaking at the head. Several people have used two of the copper exhaust seals there with good results.

 

[Pig9r]

I have had to retorque my Jars at the head several times. I also found that a copper-infused hi temp silicon works but you need to let it cure for a couple of days. I wish I could get my hands on the black silicon that Triumph used to seal the stock pipes to the head.