I kept hearing a tick, tickedy, tick reverberating off buildings and such. I suspected an exhaust leak, but I was in denial. Kept telling myself that it was "header noise".
Today's drive was the straw that broke the camel's back.
I had to investigate a leak.
During the investigation after the engine cooled, I found soot where the pipe meets the flange! A leak!
I still had the new Cometic gaskets that the Kooks came with. So I pulled the old gasket. Replaced it with the new one. I haven't driven it far, just turned around in the drive way, but I didn't hear a tick. We shall see.
Can you see where the leak was?
Heath