Marauder Exhaust Rattle Fix.
Thanks to Kevin Murphy MIG #437, and Greg Poust #535 for the Write-up.
The rattle was coming from the front cylinder exhaust pipe. So I removed
the first heat shield and I drilled a 1/8" hole in the exterior pipe. You
can feel the drill when it gets through the outside pipe. I used a thin
nail to measure the distance from the outside pipe to the inside pipe. I was
surprised to find that it was about ¼ of inch. It's no wonder that they bang
against each other. I then took a wood screw (big grooves and pointy tip)
and snipped off the pointy tip, that made the screw the size I needed. I
screwed it into the hole I had drilled and turned it as tight as I could.
This pushes the inside pipe against the back wall of the exterior pipe. I
put the heat shield back on it not only hides the screw, but helps hold it in.
It was so simple that I did not fully expect the rattle to be completely gone.
I started the Marauder up and no rattle.