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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 09:04 PM
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i just bought some leaking headers it has a tiny little hole like a less than a bradnail hole what could i do ?
Old Jun 11, 2008 | 09:57 PM
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where's the hole? You could easily fill in the hole with weld and grind it down depending on where the hole is at.
Old Jun 11, 2008 | 10:26 PM
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its on the connection of one of the exhaust ports to the main exhaust port...i believe it was already re welded... would a hardware store cold weld 2 part weld thing work??...better said on the weld marks on the connection of the main port. their shorties from jba
Old Jun 11, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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i would try it. it should work pretty well on a small hole like that and even if it doesent youre only out maybe 5 bucks
Old Jun 12, 2008 | 12:16 PM
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JB weld might work but I'm sure some kind of shop around you will fill the hole in withweld for a small amount of money like 20 dollars maybe. But thinking about it, JB weld is practically made for stuff like this I would try that first as well.
Old Jun 14, 2008 | 02:20 PM
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I would surely try it. They make other stuff just like JB weld that can hold up to over 500 degrees. Just make sure what you pick out and use has a high tempture rating.

Old Jun 14, 2008 | 02:40 PM
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jb weld will not hold together at those temps, in fact theres nothing i know of thats available on the market thats meant to repair headers since they see such extreme temperatures. If i were you I would not use a product that can only withstand 500 F when your headers get hotter than that within minutes of running.

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either get it welded by a shop, good shop would charge 20-40$ at most, or send them back.
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