tech: automobiles!!

mandi · 06-01-2007, 12:08 AM

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ChUcO · 06-01-2007, 12:35 AM

I got a hole in my exhaust... best way to patch it up?

mandi · 06-01-2007, 12:49 AM

if your in state in the u.s. that has a saftey inspection, no patching is allowed as carbon mon. fumes can enter the passenger compartment, but that aside go to an auto store and buy muffler cement, and aluminum wraping tape, go to hardware store and buy steel wool, fill hole with steel wool, cover with muffler cement, wait a hour, then wrap with aluminum wrapping tape. this will not last forever, but will defin. quiet down

good luck
mandi

ChUcO · 06-01-2007, 12:56 AM

Whop I should have explain a little better. It's not auctually the exhaust, but the muffler? It's one of does flat/round mufflers? It has a crack along where the weld it shut. So I was thinking of getting some kind of cement and don't they give you a metal/mesh that goes first then cement?

I'm selling this car, so I just want the noise to be gone.

mandi · 06-01-2007, 01:04 AM

yes, some of the patching kits come w mesh /and you can still patch the seam of the muffler- the way i said to do it in my first response, it won't last forever but it will definatly quiet it down alot, enough to sell it.

mandi

mandi · 06-01-2007, 01:05 AM

oh.... stuff crack in seam with mesh!! makes stronger repair!

ChUcO · 06-01-2007, 01:17 AM

Thanks for the help.

cobra_29 · 06-01-2007, 09:03 AM

you welcome

dillback · 06-02-2007, 02:54 AM

i have a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire 2.2L
whenever i use my A/C, it makes a grinding noise under the hood when i turn it off. but if i turn it back on it goes away. how do i fix it

mandi · 06-03-2007, 03:12 PM

the noise your hearing is from the a/c compressor hub bearing & clutch, it's failing! so heres the deal, since you engine has only 1 fan belt (serpentine belt) you need to get this to a pro mech. as soon as possible! it's not just that the a/c will stop working but also when the hub bearing fails completly the belt will jump and come off IE: no alternator function, no water pump function, no power steering. now heres the reason i say to get it to a pro., there is a small chance the noise your hearing is only the clutch dragging, in which case it's an easy repair (only resetting the clutch's air gap) but this is not a job for a amatuer as special tools are required.

good luck mandi

p.s let me know how you make out

**Mugzy** · 06-03-2007, 03:18 PM

Good thread mandi.

mandi · 06-03-2007, 03:28 PM

mugzy:
like i said, my computer is on all day at the shop, and since i came here for the porn originaly, and since it's almost impossible for me post (time during the day) i still love this forum, so why not help people!! my profession has been good to me and my family, and giving back to people never hurts.

mandi

**Mugzy** · 06-03-2007, 03:37 PM

A valuable lesson.

Tell me please, I've got a '97 GMC Jimmy with some sort of electrical problem. The truck shuts down or hiccups for no apparent reason. I thought humidity might be shorting something out but without getting it on a scope or shop machine it seems to be impossible to detect. Is there anything I can do to isolate or find the trouble?

mandi · 06-03-2007, 03:41 PM

mugzy, when it shuts off, will it restart right away? will it only crank & not kick over?

mandi · 06-03-2007, 03:43 PM

i'm checking my data base as we type for technical service bullitins from GM, BUT I ALREADY HAVE A IDEA! OF WHATS HAPPENING!

06-01-2007, 12:08 AM	#1
mandi Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 215 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	tech: automobiles!! if i can't look at porn then i'll do what i do all day anyway! help people with there automobiles ase certified master auto tech /30 years/ shop owner ask your car questions and i'll respond i'll check back every few hours during the day & respond to your questions and this is for real!!

06-01-2007, 12:49 AM	#3
mandi Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 215 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	re: exhaust if your in state in the u.s. that has a saftey inspection, no patching is allowed as carbon mon. fumes can enter the passenger compartment, but that aside go to an auto store and buy muffler cement, and aluminum wraping tape, go to hardware store and buy steel wool, fill hole with steel wool, cover with muffler cement, wait a hour, then wrap with aluminum wrapping tape. this will not last forever, but will defin. quiet down good luck mandi

06-01-2007, 01:04 AM	#5
mandi Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 215 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	re: exhaust yes, some of the patching kits come w mesh /and you can still patch the seam of the muffler- the way i said to do it in my first response, it won't last forever but it will definatly quiet it down alot, enough to sell it. mandi

06-01-2007, 01:05 AM	#6
mandi Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 215 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	re: exhaust oh.... stuff crack in seam with mesh!! makes stronger repair!

06-03-2007, 03:12 PM	#10
mandi Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 215 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	re: pont sunfire the noise your hearing is from the a/c compressor hub bearing & clutch, it's failing! so heres the deal, since you engine has only 1 fan belt (serpentine belt) you need to get this to a pro mech. as soon as possible! it's not just that the a/c will stop working but also when the hub bearing fails completly the belt will jump and come off IE: no alternator function, no water pump function, no power steering. now heres the reason i say to get it to a pro., there is a small chance the noise your hearing is only the clutch dragging, in which case it's an easy repair (only resetting the clutch's air gap) but this is not a job for a amatuer as special tools are required. good luck mandi p.s let me know how you make out

06-01-2007, 12:35 AM	#2
ChUcO Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 189 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I got a hole in my exhaust... best way to patch it up?

06-01-2007, 12:56 AM	#4
ChUcO Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 189 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Whop I should have explain a little better. It's not auctually the exhaust, but the muffler? It's one of does flat/round mufflers? It has a crack along where the weld it shut. So I was thinking of getting some kind of cement and don't they give you a metal/mesh that goes first then cement? I'm selling this car, so I just want the noise to be gone.

06-01-2007, 01:17 AM	#7
ChUcO Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 189 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the help.

06-01-2007, 09:03 AM	#8
cobra_29 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 101 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	you welcome

06-02-2007, 02:54 AM	#9
dillback Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i have a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire 2.2L whenever i use my A/C, it makes a grinding noise under the hood when i turn it off. but if i turn it back on it goes away. how do i fix it

06-03-2007, 03:18 PM	#11
Mugzy Mod, All AS teams, Friend Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: On the edge Posts: 70,298 Thanks: 2 Thanked 224 Times in 107 Posts	Good thread mandi. __________________ __________________

06-03-2007, 03:28 PM	#12
mandi Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 215 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	re; mugzy mugzy: like i said, my computer is on all day at the shop, and since i came here for the porn originaly, and since it's almost impossible for me post (time during the day) i still love this forum, so why not help people!! my profession has been good to me and my family, and giving back to people never hurts. mandi

06-03-2007, 03:37 PM	#13
Mugzy Mod, All AS teams, Friend Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: On the edge Posts: 70,298 Thanks: 2 Thanked 224 Times in 107 Posts	A valuable lesson. Tell me please, I've got a '97 GMC Jimmy with some sort of electrical problem. The truck shuts down or hiccups for no apparent reason. I thought humidity might be shorting something out but without getting it on a scope or shop machine it seems to be impossible to detect. Is there anything I can do to isolate or find the trouble? __________________ __________________

06-03-2007, 03:41 PM	#14
mandi Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 215 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	mugzy? mugzy, when it shuts off, will it restart right away? will it only crank & not kick over?

06-03-2007, 03:43 PM	#15
mandi Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 215 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	as we type i'm checking my data base as we type for technical service bullitins from GM, BUT I ALREADY HAVE A IDEA! OF WHATS HAPPENING!