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Does the stock silencer have fiberglass packing? Can't tell from the diagram.
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Yours is a 92 right? I think it does....
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Yes 92 stock silencer.

there's really a lot of goo coming out the pipe.
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Change your packing.... I bet it is just a gooey mess....
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OK, what's the trick to disassembling the stock silencer?

I removed all the bolts, the end cap won't come out.

Any suggestions?

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the trick is to gently tap on the exhaust tip pushing it into the body so that you can pry the end cap out.

any suggestions for replacing the the fiberglass donut? will reg fiberglass muffler packing work?
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There seems to be some sort of glue or caulking around the edge on the end caps of the silencer. Any suggestion on what to use to replace them / if nec.
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Hi-Temp RTV.
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What's RTV?
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It's what's on the rack at your local Auto Parts store.....
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Yep. Simply put it's hi-tech silicone caulk. :mrgreen:

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Got it, worked great.
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air screw adjustment? turning it OUT is rich or lean?
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lean....
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letting more air in, so less gas, so lean. Is that right?
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Yep!
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Finally, got the silence cleaned up and reinstalled, raised the needle (1173) to the 4 clip (it was bogging) and it seems to run much better! Thanks all.
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