T25 Exhaust

[Jeff J]

I have 2 inch a rusty split in the seam of this part of my exhaust http://www.justkampers.com/shop/0252511 ... 12019.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; but can't work out exactly what the part does & whether to replace or just try & seal it. Can anyone enlighten me please. Thanks

[cosmicsheep]

The shroud is for the hot air pickup on air cooled engines. My water cooled had this exhaust with the same problem. I changed mine unnecasarily believing it was blowing from here.

Is the exhaust blowing, and is it air cooled?

[Jeff J]

No, it is water cooled & I do not think it is leaking exhaust gas, it appears to be just the outer casing is split. When I stuck a small screwdriver through the hole & tapped the inner pipe it felt pretty solid.

[Graham81]

Just out of interest, do we need the hot air flexible pipes on a watercooled as mine are knackered and not that cheap to replace.
When people have aftermarket exhausts, do they even have this hot air take off on them?

[ghost123uk]

No we don't need them. Carb icing is not an issue on these engines in our UK climate. Even in that VERY cold winter 2 years ago my DG had no icing problems and I had removed the (rattly) heat exchangers when I last had the exhaust off. After market systems do not have them fitted either.

[Graham81]

Thats great news, i can remove my shredded hoses then they look terrible, thanks for that