HELP !!- CRACKED HEADER

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So there I am, pulling the stock starter so I can install the new gear reduction starter, and I see it.

In short, my GTS headers have three cracked tubes, just upstream from the collector. One crack travels to the inside of the four tube juncture, and can probably only be welded by cutting off the outer portion of the tube to gain access.

Of course, I'm headed to Vegas in 10 days, and the Dream Machines show in just 6 days.

Can this poor thing be repaired enough to last through about 1800 miles in the next two weeks?

And if so, will I need to provide the welder a dummy head to hold things in alignment during the welding? Type of welding?

Tips, ideas, and advice needed - ASAP.

Thanks,

Larry

This is the crack that travels down inside the four tubes.

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4/19/0811:30 PM

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