Well I was poking around under the hood and noticed my ASM headers are starting to rust ?
what Gives i thought the ceramic coating was there to prevent rust
I haven't driven the truck all winter and this is what i get <i took it out today for a boot >
The headers i bought last summer not even a year old
Is there anything i can do about the rust should i call them ?
Anyone else have this problem

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jim

 

The ceramic coating is to keep the heat down in the engine bay. I have Hamm headers and they have seen winter and still look brand new.

 

I noticed a few spots on mine to. I was eventually going to get around to calling them on it.

Greg

 

Are these headers stainless? I read on the car forum about FLPs having the same problem. The guys were pissed but FLP said it was normal oxidation or something like that. Maybe it is oxidation and will buff out?

 

The headers are ceramic coated
Which keeps down the heat ..but still they shouldn't be rusting already I barely have 3500 miles on them <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />

 

damnnnn after 3500 miles??? i have a few minor spots on my hamms, not sure if they will buff off tho. didnt really care enough to find out since they still perform the same heh. but this is with my headers which are almost 2 years old now

 

I had mine recoated by jet hot after three years of being on my truck. The HPC coating AZ uses lasted 2 years before coming off down by the collectors. <img border="0" alt="[bullshit]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_bs.gif" /> Driving through the first-year winter didn't help. I can't complain, living in the land of salt no coating would stay on too long. The last two winters I have stored it and the jet hot looks cherry.
You might see specs of rust due to codensation even from sitting for a few months. Do you have plastic under your truck? Aluminum polish might clean them up a little.
BTW ther're steel. AZ is to cheap to use T304 Stainless Steel. For the price they cost they should be.
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