From: leighshelton41@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, February 22, 1995 at 2:26:44 AM UTC, OCodsack wrote:   
   > Ah, with all these answers and nobody really answered all of your   
   > question. Yes, the coupling allows the engine to rock fore and aft and   
   > without dragging the exhaust along. But it doesn't leak because the   
   > braided part covers a (usually) stainless bellows that does the actual   
   > flexing. The overbraid protects this bellows from rocks & debris (it is   
   > fairly thin) and limits the amout of travel so that it doesn't break.   
   >    
   > Ken   
   does it dissipate heat from the flexi-pipe. it cant be cheap putting this mesh   
   over to protect stainless steel flexi-pipe and companies making millions of   
   these mesh sleaves cant be doing it for nothing. the mesh is often not really   
   that strong and comes    
   loose at each end.   
      
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