Exhaust Leaks Cause Hissing

NZ Truth, Issue 1198, 15 November 1928, Page 20

Exhaust Leaks Cause Hissing

LJiSSINQ noises, heard around the driving compartment, may be leaks m the exhaust, connections caused by N a clogged muffler. A muffler is a natural carbon collector arid with- the* result that it rapidly builds up back pressure on the engine through clogging. , When the capacity of the muffler is exceeded some; of the vapor that can't get through must leak out somewhere, Thus;the hissing pf the gas as it escapes arbiind the muffler arid ex- ' haust pipe connections. ' . :'/; It is not such a difficult matter to clean a well -constructed muffler, but be sure to reassemble it'Syith the shells m the right order. : . • ■>'_-■ It is more practical to replace cheap mufflers: .than: to repair or' clean them.