Header Repair (And: can you clean an oxygen sensor?)
Wayne Cox
wmc_sr20@bellsouth.net
Tue, 6 May 2003 12:10:36 -0500
At 11:40 AM 5/6/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>...replaced my 6-year-old and cracked Gen3 HS header...
Since you mention it... Is there any reliable way to weld up or otherwise
repair cracked HS headers? I have an original 1996 vintage set. Besides
the standard 1-4 crack, there's one along the bend of the #4 tube, right
out of the head flange.
I ground the ceramic off. And drilled some small holes at the ends of the
cracks to stop them from running further. Can any old welder fix 'em
up? Or do I need someone with skill & a TIG?
>Can an oxygen sensor be cleaned the way a spark plug can, e.g. in a
>toaster oven...
I've heard of using an acetylene torch to burn off deposits. I don't think
an oven would get hot enough to do much good.
-Wayne 91 NK2k, 93 NX2k, 92 SE-R-Parts-Car