Wanted '72 2000 Auto exhaust

Rovertoyou

Rovertoyou

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Has anyone got/or know where I can get any good silencers for a '72 2000 Auto? My cars system looks in good knick but is too loud to be right. The cars pervious owner said he had replaced the back box with a new old stock item, but i'm not sure if it is any good, or it could be the centre silencer.
 
You need to check it out fully first!
If you get a rag and with the engine running,then get a mate to cover over the exit pipe while you investigate the boxes and the joints for leaks!
It could be a simple job of tightening up or resealing a joint,as they can echo very loud when they blow!
Also they are prone to the main downpipe/manifold area fracturing where it mounts to the gearbox!!
It could be repaired/welded/braized for an MOT but probably wont last long!!
Check out the cost of fitting a full stainless replacement!
As mild steel NOS or good S/H items are getting very thin on the ground now!!
 
pilkie said:
You need to check it out fully first!
If you get a rag and with the engine running,then get a mate to cover over the exit pipe while you investigate the boxes and the joints for leaks!
It could be a simple job of tightening up or resealing a joint,as they can echo very loud when they blow!
Also they are prone to the main downpipe/manifold area fracturing where it mounts to the gearbox!!
It could be repaired/welded/braized for an MOT but probably wont last long!!
Check out the cost of fitting a full stainless replacement!
As mild steel NOS or good S/H items are getting very thin on the ground now!!
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Word of warning :shock:

If you are in a garage doing this, make sure you have all doors open and a breeze blowing through - better still, do it outside.

If you are under a car with possible exhaust leaks in an enclosed space, you can gas yourself. It could be fatal - just be careful.
 
Goes without saying really!!
But then some people just dont have common sense and dont think before they do potentially life threatening jobs on cars,like this or using very dodgy jacking up techniques,and then lying under it :roll: !!
Even a pit can be fatal!!
Lost a mate of mine in the late 70's while doing his Morris 1000 exhaust as he backed it up on ramps into the garage and partially closed the doors!
His mum found him when she took him a cuppa and a sarnie!! :cry:
It was sadly too late to save him! :cry:
 
pilkie said:
Goes without saying really!!
But then some people just dont have common sense and dont think before they do potentially life threatening jobs on cars,like this or using very dodgy jacking up techniques,and then lying under it :roll: !!
Even a pit can be fatal!!
Lost a mate of mine in the late 70's while doing his Morris 1000 exhaust as he backed it up on ramps into the garage and partially closed the doors!
His mum found him when she took him a cuppa and a sarnie!! :cry:
It was sadly too late to save him! :cry:
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Nasty.

There are a few strange odours coming from Sparky.

One is from the petrol regulator which is now in bits on my work bench, one is from the manifolds being too close to the rubber engine mounts, and another from me being stupid and painting my radiator with matt black paint, which stinks when it gets hot.

I was doing work on it then test driving, then doing some more, then test driving again.

The car was not running inside the garage but did have a hot engine, hot rad and hot manis.

I am not quite sure what happened or indeed if any of the above were the cause but a couple of hours after finishing I nearly collapsed, could not walk because if dizzyness and then lost the ability to retain the contents of my stomach. I was violently sick for two hours then fell asleep for 36 hours. Took me back to my younger days of snake bites made of Merridown and Carslberg special 8)

Seriously though - could have been very bad and this was NOT from car exhaust fumes.
 
You were very lucky!! :|
Any type of fumes given off from a hot engine bay,be it from vapourising 2 pack paint,
"cyanide gas!!", burning rubber,excess fuel and oil vapours can be nasty!
Let alone a combination of all of them!
Thats why I always leave my garage door and window open for ventilation!
Even then you can become dizzy after bending over into the bay and breathing in the fumes!
No amount of care can prevent something happening,be it a cut,burn,whack,crush etc!!
And we all have, and do,still take silly chances when playing with our toys!
We just have to be aware that our hobby does have its inherent dangers,even when we are not driving the cars!!and do whatever we can to try to be as safe as poss,to try to prevent things from going wrong!
 
That's one of the problems of living on your own .There's no one to come and see if you are OK if you are in the garage a long time.
I came over all dizzy a few years ago when cutting the grass and I was worried who to contact . In the end I didn't bother and felt better later
 
Well I used to do a bit of paintwork for pocket money but didn't use all the right gear & I poisoned myself with 2 pack paint I felt terrible & was shaking for 2 days.
Another dodgy incident was when I was replacing the radiator on my 940 & the "simple" kid from up the road had climbed into the car & knocked it out of park & it rolled down the drive & into the garage with me stuck to the front of it & I was pinned against my Wolseley for about an hour & of course when I shouted at him he just ran away crying & didn't fetch help
 
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