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a very silly question, this..

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Et al
You know the exhaust comes in three sections, well, excuse my ignorance
(and its not stupidity), but the front bit that has the mesh on it, so
the exhaust can be bent - what is it actually used for? I mean, what is
its divine purpose in life?
Renate
 
Renate,
I believe as you say it is a flexible link for the exhaust, it allows
flexion to occur, as you see the engine vibrates and moves around a lot. You
can see this when you blip the throttle, it also allows for expansion and
contraction, as it is very hot so close to the engine.
Anthony Graham
1994HDJ80 1HD - T
West Wales
UK
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From: [Email address removed] [mailto:[Email address removed]] On
Behalf Of Renate Haupt
Sent: 20 December 2004 18:14
To: [Email address removed]
Subject: [ELCO] a very silly question, this..
Et al
You know the exhaust comes in three sections, well, excuse my ignorance (and
its not stupidity), but the front bit that has the mesh on it, so the
exhaust can be bent - what is it actually used for? I mean, what is its
divine purpose in life?
Renate
 
Hi,
I think it's to stop the vibrations from the engine cracking the pipe
which might happen if it were rigid.
Best Regards,
Jon.
HDJ80's
West Midlands.
 
Yes it is divinely designed to do just that.
Anthony
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From: [Email address removed] [mailto:[Email address removed]] On
Behalf Of Jon Wildsmith
Sent: 21 December 2004 00:13
To: [Email address removed]
Subject: RE: [ELCO] a very silly question, this..
Hi,
I think it's to stop the vibrations from the engine cracking the pipe
which might happen if it were rigid.
Best Regards,
Jon.
HDJ80's
West Midlands.
 
Renate - there is no such thing as a silly question. No one should feel
concious about asking anything. Your question has been answered. I'm
still ok for the waxoiling over Christmas - Monday 27 I will be busy -
so any other day that week is fine.
Gareth.
 
On 20 Dec 2004 at 18:14, Renate Haupt wrote:
In addition to the valid arguments posted before: the reason why the 1HD-T
needs it, while the older 2H in 60-series does not (not sure about 12H-T and
1HZ), is that the turbo-housing puts it further to the side, increasing arm of
leverage.
It's also the first (and most expensive) thing to crack on them....so if you
have yours custom made, be sure they make it as long and beefy as possible.
(I have also pondered about re-using such a broken SS flexible joint as the
very last part of the exhaust, to have a flexible tail-pipe and prevent damage
to the rest of the exhaust when driving it into soil or obstackles....shame I
had mine trown away back then....way too expensive for that)
--
Bye,
Willem-Jan Markerink
The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
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