(feel free to bite my head off if this is the wrong spot to ask this...)
All right a question for you geniuses of all things awesome:
Good news: I just bought a '94 LC and I love it! (complete with the Fr/Rr lockers aka Knob of Power. YEEEE!) Not a thing wrong with it except the bad news... (and some rust on the belly, but that's being dealt with).
Bad news: There's likely a hole in the header exhaust down pipe that's tripping the O2 sensor and setting off the 'check engine' light. Therefore, I can't get it through VA safety/emissions as they won't even put it on the machine with the light on.
The question: I can go and get a whole new set of header pipes (~$225 used, from cruiserparts.net). Or... I might try to go to auto zone, get some JBweld, and plug the hole(s). I've already found one pin hole right near where one of them enters the cat, and I think that's it, as it's right under the sensor.
So... aside from the obvious fact that it's only a temporary fix, is there anything seriously bad about the idea?
Thanks in advance!
All right a question for you geniuses of all things awesome:
Good news: I just bought a '94 LC and I love it! (complete with the Fr/Rr lockers aka Knob of Power. YEEEE!) Not a thing wrong with it except the bad news... (and some rust on the belly, but that's being dealt with).
Bad news: There's likely a hole in the header exhaust down pipe that's tripping the O2 sensor and setting off the 'check engine' light. Therefore, I can't get it through VA safety/emissions as they won't even put it on the machine with the light on.
The question: I can go and get a whole new set of header pipes (~$225 used, from cruiserparts.net). Or... I might try to go to auto zone, get some JBweld, and plug the hole(s). I've already found one pin hole right near where one of them enters the cat, and I think that's it, as it's right under the sensor.
So... aside from the obvious fact that it's only a temporary fix, is there anything seriously bad about the idea?
Thanks in advance!