How to check for exhaust leaks aroud header

[Padmei]

Any other special way apart from holding the hand close by? Is there something you can spray around?
And yes I have googled it

[wysper]

Any other special way apart from holding the hand close by? Is there something you can spray around?
And yes I have googled it

From cold, water with lots of detergent in it might work, and a spray bottle, it is what we used to use to check for leaks around 9kg gas bottles when I used to fill them at a servo I worked at.

Can't remember the ratio though.

Spray it round the joins and look for bubbles. Won't work when hot I doubt.

[warewolf]

Puff some talcum powder at it, see if it gets blown by the escaping gases.

[wysper]

and even if that doesn't work, you bike will smell nice and have less chaffing.

[hayd3n]

and even if that doesn't work, you bike will smell nice and have less chaffing.

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[That looks like fun]

Do it like we did in the ooooold days partialy block the exhaust with a rag and look/listen for leaks. If you can stall the engine and it holds pressure for a short while after its all good Dont know about this new fankled soap an water stuff (or talcum). (Next thing ya know men will be using moisturizer and washing toilets)

[dino3310]

find a creek with a nice deep hole and ride the front end in leaving the muffler pionting skywards and look for bubbles around the head, or you could find a nieghbourhood swimming pool. unless its the beemer then i would recommend what others have written.

[Padmei]

Ok will try a few things.This is on the KLR - a header nut was off for a while so unsure if the asket is poked.
It is really tight up by the header so can't get my hands in properly to test as it gets hot real quick so I don't think soapy water will work - I had thought of that.

The talc may do it.
cheers

[dino3310]

might sound silly but it works, spray something on it like crc, 808, cooking oil spray etc, even oil , cause as it burns off the header pipe you will see the leak blowing the steam/smoke vapour

[Padmei]

might sound silly but it works, spray something on it like crc, 808, cooking oil spray etc, even oil , cause as it burns off the header pipe you will see the leak blowing the steam/smoke vapour

Ahhh clever thinking Dino cheers

Hmm hash browns on the header...

[dino3310]

i still like the swimming pool idea though

[Motu]

A short length of hose - put one end in your ear an move the other end around the area you think has a leak,you'll pick it up pretty quick.

[NordieBoy]

That is gold.


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[Oscar]

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"On the Zundapp, during the Boer War, I used to..."

[NordieBoy]

"On the Zundapp, during the Boer War, I used to..."

That's more better.