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We are trying to get the Dart wagon running...


There's a loud exhaust leak near the intake and exhaust manifolds. When I looked closer, one of the ears for the flange had broken off and the bolt will not stay there to hold that side of the pipe on snug enough to seal. We also found an open hole in one of the flanges where an O2 sensor can mount.

I cut another lug off of a spare manifold so we can have that welded to the main part and then have a bolt welded to it to act like a stud. Then I also asked the welding shop to weld the O2 sensor hole shut. The manifold is supposed to be done at the welding shop this afternoon, new gasket should be in at our O'reilly's shop.

I also see that when Waggs welded the flanges on, there is some weld spatter inside. It would be nice to try to grind some of that down to help with flow. My tool man does not have a long carbide burr and it will take 4 days for him to order it. I saw a Grainger on the way to the welding shop, so I will stop there when I pick up the manifold to see if they may have the proper burr for me to grind some of the weld down...

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Here I highlighted the "areas in question" that need some fixing:

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