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03-03-2012, 07:21 PM
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tailpipe rusted off - too hot to drive it?
95 e300d. Tail pipe dropped off when I went over a speed bump today. I picked it up and drove home. So now hot exhaust is chugging straight out of the rear muffler.
Bumper and rear trunk well was warm. I really need to drive it tomorrow but not if its going to melt something like the bumper cover. Do you think its okay to drive?
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03-03-2012, 07:30 PM
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I would try & put it back up on & tie it in place with some wire. A leak is one thing, the pipe/muffler missing is another !!!
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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....  1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket. 1980 300D now parts car 800k miles 1984 300D 500k miles  1987 250td 160k miles English import  2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles  1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo. 1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion. Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving
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#3
03-03-2012, 07:36 PM
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The exhaust gets much hotter than you would imagine when the car is being driven under a load. Not to mention carbon soot being blown about.
The short story is not to drive it until fixed. If you really must drive, a sheetmetal shield formed over the top of the muffler would be a acceptable temp fix. ( sort of like a super sized exhaust tip that is open on the bottom, ) Last year the tail pipe on my gas pickup rotated to a position above the bed side body line. ( a hanger broke allowing the exhaust to flex then rotate ). The paint burned off and completely melted the tail light and wiring.
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03-03-2012, 08:12 PM
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okay
Thank you. I won't drive it until I fix it. I don't need to melt tail lights and bumpers.
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2009 E320 Bluetec 117,000 1995 E300D 306,000 Sold 1996 Ford Taurus LX 130,000 Sold 1985 300TD Still 225,000 Sold 2016 Ford Fusion 24,900
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