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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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yesterday i was cleaning my car using seafoam n saw that some smoke came out from the headers i took it to have it check and the guy weld some of the joints, i came back home n i tested it to see if that help but it didnt
can it be the gasket ?
i have a 95 accord dc sports headers 4-2-1
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 07:23 PM
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Since everyone is going to get on your case.

1) It's singular, header
2) It's not soldering, it's welding
3) Did you not mark the location the smoke came from and looked? I would wager the leak is probably from a cracked weld or missing gasket. Mine leaked from a missing gasket between the top and bottom sections. But there's also another gasket further along.
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by TheMuffinMan
Since everyone is going to get on your case.

1) It's singular, header
2) It's not soldering, it's welding
3) Did you not mark the location the smoke came from and looked? I would wager the leak is probably from a cracked weld or missing gasket. Mine leaked from a missing gasket between the top and bottom sections. But there's also another gasket further along.
well it seems its coming from where the 4 pipes n 2 pipes meet, and it was weld were the mechanic taught it might be coming out from, well i need to remove it and inspect it better n closer.
yea my bad about the welding part well at least u got it ha!
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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are the gaskets the same for dc sports as for stock headers??
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 10:56 PM
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That is most a gasket problem than if its right where they bolt together. You can buy gaskets at local auto parts stores and make sure you get gasket sealer.
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by jwicecold
That is most a gasket problem than if its right where they bolt together. You can buy gaskets at local auto parts stores and make sure you get gasket sealer.
ok thanks
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