[AT] Muffler Rust Prevention???

[william.neff.powell at comcast.net]

I wonder if you could fill the pipe with an inert gas like argon, and then cap it....?  Probably too much work... 

What if you plugged the tail pipe, would that slow the oxidation? I think that might help... 

Will


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net>
> I have a similar situation with my F350 6.9L diesel truck. Generally, 
> what happens is that mufflers rust from the inside out. On engine that 
> don't get much use, the exhaust systems don't get hot enough to boil out 
> the condensation and exhaust water that forms inside them, and it sits 
> inside, rusting through until there is a hole that lets the water out. 
> My point is that there is nothing you can put on the outside that is 
> going to prevent rust from the inside. You can buy "muffler paint" from 
> Eastwoods, but I don't think it will help, unless you are going to sell 
> the truck the next day. :-) Frankly, I don't think, aside from 
> installing a stainless steel exhaust system, there is any good solution 
> to the problem.
> 
> Mike
> 
> william.neff.powell at comcast.net wrote:
> > Kind of truck related, but tractor related also.
> > 
> > I was wondering what the best method is for protecting an exhaust
> > system?
> > 
> > My 1985 Ford F250 Diesel gets about 2000 miles per year on it. It
> > sits outside and while examining the 3 year old exhaust system I
> > noticed that it is oxidizing heavily....
> > 
> > My grandfather had a taxi business for 50 years, he rarely had
> > exhaust issues,because the cars were always running the mufflers
> > never got around to rusting...
> > 
> > 
> > Should I get some silver high heat paint? Is it going to make a
> > difference? Or is it waste of time because it will burn off...?
> > 
> > I have sprayed my Allis Chalmers mufflers from time to time, I think
> > it helps, the stay painted for a while....
> > 
> > How about manifolds? Does anyone paint their manifolds?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Will Powell 
> > 
> > 
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