Flex pipe fun - pt2

Rusted flex pipe

The exhaust project breaks down into two parts: 1) out with the old and then 2) in with the new.  After a struggle removing the old part, installation of the new piping was a snap.

Because I had cut away some of the connecting surfaces, there was a little more work than just twisting the nuts/bots the opposite direction and calling the job done.

Here's what I needed to do:

1.  Replace the flange to the cat converter on the back end-of the y-pipe.
2. Attach the fronts of the y-pipe to the existing plumbing.

Let's get to work!

Flex pipe fun - pt1

It's been a while since my last dispatch.  The Freestyle hasn't been on the road for the last six weeks due the following:

1. The exhaust was leaking, this needed to be fixed for PA state inspection
2. Things have been nuts on the home front, preventing me from tackling item #1
• Christmas!  I took some time to bake cookies (from the excellent Christmas Cookie Book from J. Knipe and a few of my own concoctions I stash in the front material)
• Some work travel
• Other stuff, I won't bore the reader. 

Now, things have calmed-down, giving me time to address item #1 on the list, that pesky exhaust leak resulting in the car sounding loud enough to attract onlookers.  I'm not a fan of exhaust work.  Yes, it's basically plumbing for air; it just seems to be the collector of all things rusty and stubborn -- as proven by this job.