Early signs of leaky headers 525s
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Early signs of leaky headers 525s
525/700 owners- what are some of the early signs to look for on these Engines with Original Headers?
I understand in 09, these CMIs were "Supposivlely" improved!
Scarey thought worrying about Leaky headers and loosing an Engine!!
Having them Pressure tested each season and/or sending them back to CMI to be Refurbished would also be an option!!
Thoughts?
I understand in 09, these CMIs were "Supposivlely" improved!
Scarey thought worrying about Leaky headers and loosing an Engine!!
Having them Pressure tested each season and/or sending them back to CMI to be Refurbished would also be an option!!
Thoughts?
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525/700 owners- what are some of the early signs to look for on these Engines with Original Headers?
I understand in 09, these CMIs were "Supposivlely" improved!
Scarey thought worrying about Leaky headers and loosing an Engine!!
Having them Pressure tested each season and/or sending them back to CMI to be Refurbished would also be an option!!
Thoughts?
I understand in 09, these CMIs were "Supposivlely" improved!
Scarey thought worrying about Leaky headers and loosing an Engine!!
Having them Pressure tested each season and/or sending them back to CMI to be Refurbished would also be an option!!
Thoughts?
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Early signs are a lot of steam and when they get real bad it will hydrolock the motor. If you pull the plugs you will see traces of rust from water inhilation..my advise is to junk the headers..unless you have more patience than I do...I am not a big fan of those headers and I have sent them back many many times and they don't last..If you want to do it right get yourself a set of stainless marines.they are lighter in weight and they make more power on a dyno..I have tested them ..
Signs of leaking are steam, hard starting, feeling like its only running on 6-7 cylinders...
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This guy is my mechanic. My headers leaked 3 times causing two top end rebuilds. He wouldn't re install the junk CMIs after the 3rd time(probably saving me $$ and headaches) so I went with the Stainless Marine set up. 2 years with no problems. I had them painted blue to match the motor. They look great.
Signs of leaking are steam, hard starting, feeling like its only running on 6-7 cylinders...
Signs of leaking are steam, hard starting, feeling like its only running on 6-7 cylinders...