Muffler/tailpipe question..... 1995 Ram 1500

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Bryan - 20 Aug 2005 03:56 GMT

OK here's the deal.

I'm a Registered Nurse, not a mechanic, but I have a question.

I have a 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 5.2 Magnum. I've got a Gibson dual exhaust
connected that's pretty much rotting out.

I'm pressed for cash right now so I thought I'd slip a sleave over the
open holes in the tailpipe where the hangers used to be and use another
to reconnect to the muffler. I need to pass inspection soon it expired 7/31.

I can get everything I need from the local CarQuest. should I? Or should
I wait and get the muffler replaced lock, stock and barrel?

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.boB - 20 Aug 2005 04:43 GMT

> OK here's the deal.
>
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> I can get everything I need from the local CarQuest. should I? Or should
> I wait and get the muffler replaced lock, stock and barrel?

I would do exactly that. It won't last all that long, maybe a year or two. And
you know that. Just patch it up so it will pass and press on.

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Denny - 20 Aug 2005 11:24 GMT

> OK here's the deal.
>
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> I can get everything I need from the local CarQuest. should I? Or should I
> wait and get the muffler replaced lock, stock and barrel?

As a RN, you know that a band-aid is a temporary fix. As long as you
realized that putting patches on is temporary and you'll soon need to patch
another spot, there's not a problem with it.

Denny

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