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#16 Post by Kwackerz » Thu May 03, 2012 8:02 pm

scottyni wrote:Fpops,

will check out who over can do it though.

Blueflames are straight forward enough, theyre easy enough to do self-help

The wadding and steel wool can be bought online (fleabay) cheaply enough

couple or three of these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Exhaust-Can-W ... 3360a93f28

and

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Exhaust-Stain ... 415c9941aa

strip the old stuff off once the can is unrivetted and in components, wrap the wire wool round the baffle tube so its nicely, firmly, covered (doesnt have to be wrapped up inches thick, 10mm thick should do) then pack out twixt outer sleeve and wire wooled baffle tube with the wadding. pack (ram..) wadding in nice and firmly. loose is bad, firm is good. wear gloves when doing it
when reassembling, a slivver of silicon sealant (clear bathroom stuff'll do) to seal twixt sleeve and end caps.


and.. * thinks* you should be able to replace the rivets easily too.
Carboot or fleabay for a cheap rivet gun and buy a few decent rivets from a motor factors. Rivets need to be decent as they have to deal with the pulsation from the zorst gasses moreso on the twin than an inline four.

2 cans, should be able to do yourself for under 30 quid all in, top of my head figure.
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#17 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Thu May 03, 2012 9:10 pm

I redid my renegades......


Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...


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#18 Post by Kwackerz » Thu May 03, 2012 9:22 pm

Yup, which have the added bonus of having no rivets.. :smt003
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#19 Post by scottyni » Thu May 17, 2012 6:51 pm

the state of the cans would really need them replaced with a quality 2nd hand set or just buy some new ones from ebay.

i seen the stubbies for falco...does anyone else have them and general opinions please??????
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#20 Post by HowardQ » Thu May 17, 2012 10:15 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:I redid my renegades......
I had to read that twice,
First time I read it as "grenades".
:smt017 :smt003

OK I'm off to get my pipe, slippers and glasses!
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#21 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Thu May 17, 2012 10:22 pm

don't forget your truss Pops....


Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...


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