Jardine exhaust leak solved for good

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..

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.

MOOSE RACING MUFFLER UNIVERSAL REPACK KIT

Louder exhaust does not mean more horsepower
Blown-out packing causes exhaust turbulence and increased backpressure, which reduces horsepower
Repack your silencer with this pro-quality, three-layer packing system and restore the power you’ve blown out

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.

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.