P500 Exhaust pipe.

[Red500]

Is the exhaust pipe one solid piece or is it in sections. If it is in sections how are those sections held together.

 

[Admin]

 

[Jerryg]

Maybe a look at the parts diagram will help. If it's one piece there will be one part number.

 

[KYhillbilly]

 

[Red500]

That's the thing, unless I'm overlooking it I don't see a number for the "pipe" itself. Neither the parts diagram or the repair manual show clear enough drawings for me to tell.
I haven't had the chance to look at mine real close but it looks like it has separated. In the above drawing the separation looks to be at the line between #16 & #17 (hope that makes sense). It doesn't look like a break because neither side of the separation looks broken. Both ends look like it was made in two sections but I can't tell how they were joined.

 

[KYhillbilly]

That's the thing, unless I'm overlooking it I don't see a number for the "pipe" itself. Neither the parts diagram or the repair manual show clear enough drawings for me to tell.
I haven't had the chance to look at mine real close but it looks like it has separated. In the above drawing the separation looks to be at the line between #16 & #17 (hope that makes sense). It doesn't look like a break because neither side of the separation looks broken. Both ends look like it was made in two sections but I can't tell how they were joined.

#3 it a one piece exhaust

 

[Jerryg]

That's the thing, unless I'm overlooking it I don't see a number for the "pipe" itself. Neither the parts diagram or the repair manual show clear enough drawings for me to tell.
I haven't had the chance to look at mine real close but it looks like it has separated. In the above drawing the separation looks to be at the line between #16 & #17 (hope that makes sense). It doesn't look like a break because neither side of the separation looks broken. Both ends look like it was made in two sections but I can't tell how they were joined.

It looks like the exhaust is one piece #3.

 

[Jerryg]

#3 it a one piece exhaust

lol, you beat me to it by less than a minute.

 

[Red500]

Yeah, I went and looked again. I was hoping #3 was just the muffler because Partszilla wants almost $550 for it. When I get the chance I'll look at mine again, like I said the ends look like a perfect cut and not a break.
Edited to ad: also when it failed it failed all at once not over time.

 

[Jerryg]

Yeah, I went and looked again. I was hoping #3 was just the muffler because Partszilla wants almost $550 for it. When I get the chance I'll look at mine again, like I said the ends look like a perfect cut and not a break.

Well, if it did separate have it welded instead of spending that kind of money.

 

[Red500]

That's my thinking exactly.

 

[ODAMO]

Just make sure you weld it good or it will be crooked......🤣

 

[lee]

Part #3 (colored green below) 18300-HL5 -A40 MUFFLER.
It's all one piece (or it's supposed to be at least).

 

[Red500]

Part #3 (colored green below) 18300-HL5 -A40 MUFFLER.
It's all one piece (or it's supposed to be at least).

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Supposed to be, I think are the key words. Thanks Lee .

 

[Mopower58]

If it was broken wouldn’t it have black soot around the damaged area?

 

[Red500]

If it was broken wouldn’t it have black soot around the damaged area?

Like I said, it happened all at once, so no time for soot. It's the nice strait edges that have me befuddled.

 

[trigger]

If you do weld it, disconnect the battery first to minimize the chance of frying the electrical system. I never did when I changed over to the HMF but I've read where you should. 🤷‍♂️

 

[john790]

Ck your motor mounts and your isolators