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Exhaust Cleanup
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3rd Gear
Joined: Jun 2020
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From: Portland, OR
Exhaust Cleanup
Well I have a blown head gasket. In the process of tearing my engine apart I decided I would like to clean and paint everything as I am not going to get a better opportunity. I picked up some VHT flameproof rattle cans for my exhaust manifolds. The manifolds are brown with rust (the only rusty part of my 93 LT1 coupe). The manifolds and cats have heat shields that look riveted on. My question is am I good to drill these rivets? I have a rivet gun and rivets but I am a little nervous about doing permanent damage or bleeding heat. I never did anything like this before. I wouldn't know how to clean it without removing the heat shield. Thanks
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2017
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From: New Jersey
Well I have a blown head gasket. In the process of tearing my engine apart I decided I would like to clean and paint everything as I am not going to get a better opportunity. I picked up some VHT flameproof rattle cans for my exhaust manifolds. The manifolds are brown with rust (the only rusty part of my 93 LT1 coupe). The manifolds and cats have heat shields that look riveted on. My question is am I good to drill these rivets? I have a rivet gun and rivets but I am a little nervous about doing permanent damage or bleeding heat. I never did anything like this before. I wouldn't know how to clean it without removing the heat shield. Thanks
I can't comment on the heat shields, mine are bolted on.
Racer
Joined: Jul 2019
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From: Kansas City Metro Area, Missouri
