[C320-list] aqualift muffler

[Pat Moriarty]

I thought the same thing about the flex. So I filled the bottom with resin 
to make it solid.At 12:49 PM 11/11/2005, you wrote:
>Another key to a successful fix is to fit a piece of filler material so 
>that there isn't a gap between the muffler bottom and its mounting 
>surface.  The bottom of the muffler is too thin and flexes due to exhaust 
>pressure which accelerates the tendency for the joints to crack.  I 
>repaired mine on my C30 and built up the bottom with thick glass mat and 
>then put thin strips of wide weatherstipping so that the bottom of the 
>muffler was supported against its mounting surface.
>
>Fred
>
>David Gleason wrote:
>
>>Bill:
>>
>>I had mine repaired about two or three years ago for $150.  They had to
>>do it twice, but it appears to be holding fine now.  When I took it out
>>and filled with water, I could see water seeping out in two places along
>>the bottom seam.  They ground it down and applied fiberglass tape along
>>the seam (I believe).  Much faster and cheaper than ordering from
>>Catalina.
>>
>>Dave Gleason
>>Proud Mary, #150
>>
>>On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 09:38:34 -0800 (PST) Walter Schaffer
>><bohpilot at yahoo.com> writes:
>>
>>
>>>Has any one recently tried repairing 320 aqualift
>>>muffler?  Mine has recently developed a leak, with
>>>water appearing to come from underneath the unit. I
>>>have not removed the unit yet.
>>>Try to repair or best to order new one?
>>>
>>>Bill Schaffer
>>>#515, Bohemian II
>>>
>>>
>>>
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