Possibly The Dumbest Temporary Fix I've Ever Tried On My 4x4 Astro Van

[@NetWit20]

My Dad was a welder. In May of '76 bought my first car. A 1963 Galaxie 500 XL out of a junk yard for $225. Great car with a 390 4 barrel carb. It had dual exhausts and the pipe on the shot gun seat side had split apart. I took a coke can, cut the top and bottom off, wrapped it around the pipe and took two big hose clamps to hold it together. It came loose two weeks later and when my Dad looked under the car and saw what I'd done, he was pissed! He braised it together right, but set my carpet on fire. I kept soaking the burn hole with Aqua Velva every day. The interior smelled like burnt carpet and Aqua Velva up until the day I got rid of the car. I wish I had that baby back. It'd be worth $35k today!

[@AstroVanTribe]

Ha! I "fixed" my cousins van exhaust with a soup can just before we drove it across the country

[@NetWit20]

@@AstroVanTribe Haha! The thing is, sometimes a temporary fix works forever.

[@barrycuda3769]

The best looking Galaxie in my opinion.

[@NetWit20]

@@barrycuda3769 I agree 100%!

[@barrycuda3769]

@@NetWit20 was it a fastback roof , or 2 or 4 door sedan? . My ideal '63 would be a 2 door sedan, in black .Even a 4 door would be fine.

[@robertcornelius3514]

Flowmaster agent, "We will replace the muffler. It must not be abused or drilled in to. Thank you."

[@Artbymackerson]

6:50 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 if you screw up plan B is Duct Tape 😭 love ya Mike.

[@lesliebyrum8934]

Well at least you put effort into trying to stop the noise Merry Christmas to you

[@staceymay2655]

Dude , love your vids,no matter what! Looken though your old vids... Wonder hussey sent me.. Peaceman

[@stevetruhls3431]

Bailing wire and shoe goo, you can fix anything. I had fun watching this. You have a great since of humor😅. Thanks for the laughs.

[@jameswelch6535]

Not sure about what I was watching but I have never been a mechanic. Field solution and repair looks like something a Marine would do.

[@timogilvie1772]

Wile E. Coyote ……Super Genius ! 😁

[@gonfishn]

Mikey, OMG that was some funny shiznit watching you hillbilly fix your muffler!! I was laughing my ass off. As a professional Mechanical Engineer, I love seeing how people will stop at nothing to try and solve issues like this rather than let the pros do it. Keep up the funny stuff I need the laughs in this nutjob world we live in.

[@AstroVanTribe]

:D We'll get it done right, I don't weld or have a lift so I have to wait until my pal has the time to help me out

[@gonfishn]

@AstroVanTribe , I thought.....well this guy has been watching too much Red/Green show on PBS!! We need more funny stuff like this so I hope the Soccer Mom van keeps nickel and diming you for awhile lol!!

[@dougderby9454]

I’ve welded mufflers for friends. The baffles can come loose in the aftermarket units. And stockish mufflers the pipe itself can break near the end case.

[@markdavis5246]

Not stupid you just added a new tow point. Great video you always saw the good and the not so good and no editing

[@michaelstarr5861]

An all-wheel-drive Astro van drivetrain installed into an S10 (or S10 blazer) with a cheap Amazon turbo kit makes a very nice Syclone clone (or Typhoon)

[@joeskinwalker7628]

You just install some shackle nuts. Just what it needed. Nuts connected with a bolt 😂😅 good comedy video though. Great job 👏 😅

[@rickreese5794]

Right On, Mike 💯👍😎

[@nickbruni8041]

Nothing ventured…..🤙🏼

[@kingofgogas]

in jersey we always used to use coat hangers

[@AstroVanTribe]

If I were home that's exacly what I would have done

[@staceymay2655]

Its the old L.A. banana in your tail pipe, joke....Gooddays

[@nandrews8412]

I expected the hammer, you being a former Marine. 🤣

[@apolloskyfacer5842]

Hi Mike. Instead of crawling under the van like that, why not purchase a set of ramps that you could drive the two front wheels up on to give you more working space. It'd have to be secure and safe though. (Or dig and line a service pit 🙃) When I'm on my back and have to hold my head up, I get very nauseous.

[@AstroVanTribe]

I've got just the right amount of room to easily move around under the van where I don't need any more - It's perfect

[@jamesfreeman9703]

That sounds like the noise my silverado just started making. I haven't had time to look into it.

[@barrycuda3769]

From experience Ive found that CARBON FIBER body filler ( not ordinary Bondo) works very well on exhaust leaks, and lasts well. Just not on the first ( hottest) part of the pipe.

[@AstroVanTribe]

Thanks for the tip

[@barrycuda3769]

@AstroVanTribe I should have also mentioned that for it to last well the surface should be wire brushed or sanded and cleaned well .As usual prep is Important.

[@tomesguerra5495]

Nice try, Mike, but you were not using common sense! Good content!🤭🤦‍♂️👍✌️

[@Artbymackerson]

19:26 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🤪

[@MickAstoria]

I had one muffler replaced (I think it was a flowmaster ) too. Had to go back 3 or 4 Times. It was always installation error. One time they had left a piece of metal in the pipe. Muffler mechanics aren't reliable :))

[@hestheMaster]

I doubt anything inside the muffler has failed but I could be wrong. More likely a weld on the exhaust pipe itself beyond the muffler has cracked by either driving in the desert or repeated heat / cool cycles. Possibly something got pushed into the exhaust by some a@@hole punk. I would NEVER do something as juvenile as that.😇Your solution was inventive as hell! Right on for coming up with it.

[@AstroVanTribe]

I stuck a magnet down into the pipe but didn't pull anything out - Dave had a neat system where he cut rings from exhaust pipe then cut them open and removed some material so they could be squeezed into the pipe - he then tack welds it and slides the next piece over it and welds everything together. I'm now thinking maybe one of them parts came lose - We'll know in a few weeks

[@bobcooper1055]

Nothing ventured, Nothing gained.. good luck 👍..

[@Tubester9]

We had a name for these repairs in the Marines…ahhh…ahhh…Greco…yeah that’s it…Greco Engineering. Or something like that. LoL

[@stevenb.182]

If this is a "genuine" Flowmaster....not a Chinesium copy, and this is the quality level....imagine what that China copy might be like....... Back in my competition days, we had a car that was sponsored (product provided) by Tenneco (at that time, an exhaust manufacturer). A Tenneco professional engineer that was working with us, told me that they had tested the Flowmaster design. That design was quite restrictive. Unique sound, but restrictive, in terms of air flow. You would be better off using a muffler that controlled sound using absorbtion, rather than reflection of sound waves.

[@dmaddalena]

OK, I haven't watched this video yet, but if it works, it ain't dumb.

[@AstroVanTribe]

Turns out it's dumb....

[@FrankRuzicka-l5z]

Banana in tailpipe?

[@lakehand]

I like your bolt plan better

[@lakehand]

A short piece of silicone hose nay be a good sound damper too

[@lakehand]

i am hopeful you can figure this out

[@georgekelly9797]

😂

[@youruptownlowdown7745]

Palooka muffler....😒