fixing dry tails
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fixing dry tails
I recently picked up a used set of dry tails. I pressure tested them and everything seems to be good and sealed up but one side has bad dents in it. I cant see in there but I feel like some of them are bad enough that they are touching the other wall and I don't want hot spots due to bad water flow. So my question is how to do I pull the dents? ive had a few ideas but I don't want to do more damage then good.
1. Ive don't this with dirt bike pipes where I seal up both ends, pressurize the pipe to about 20psi and heat the dents with a rose bud torch end. The heat softens the metal and the air pushes the dent.
2. Paintless dent repair tools? Reach up in there and work em out but I don't think I can get them all with only one entry and don't want to make any more holes.
3. Use the body shop stud welder and slide hammer but I don't know how that will work with welding to the stainless.
Something else I'm thinking here, what kind of temps will they run when flowing water properly? Could I wrap the ends maybe land last 6-8in with carbon fiber vinyl with out catching fire?
Any and all help is very much appreciated.
1. Ive don't this with dirt bike pipes where I seal up both ends, pressurize the pipe to about 20psi and heat the dents with a rose bud torch end. The heat softens the metal and the air pushes the dent.
2. Paintless dent repair tools? Reach up in there and work em out but I don't think I can get them all with only one entry and don't want to make any more holes.
3. Use the body shop stud welder and slide hammer but I don't know how that will work with welding to the stainless.
Something else I'm thinking here, what kind of temps will they run when flowing water properly? Could I wrap the ends maybe land last 6-8in with carbon fiber vinyl with out catching fire?
Any and all help is very much appreciated.
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There are places in the headers that are likely touching where the bends are anyways. I wouldn't lose too much sleep over hotspots in the tails My tails don't get too hot to touch when the boats in the water. On a hose is a different story.
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Last edited by bck; 02-16-2017 at 04:32 PM.