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| scottb |
 Jul 23 2006, 04:48 PM
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who wants a PEZ?!  Group: Members Posts: 1,993 Joined: 27-December 02 From: south-(not north)-wick, MA Member No.: 32 Region Association: North East States  |
gonna hang myself out for ridicule here but if i can save another my headaches, so be it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/alfred.gif)
as some of you may know, i have been chasing exhaust leaks on my new header system. i have broken a dog ear on a stub pipe which has slowed me down but i also had some leaks that just didn't make sense. i used new gaskets... no good. i doubled up as some suggested... no good. so today, i took a moment and took a REALLY good look at the seating area for the manifold gaskets. i scratched at the seating area and hmmmm.... copper color! an old gasket was still there. nothing was ever gonna seat right and i was TRIPLE gasketing (is that a word)! so with a little encouragement, i was able to get out the old gaskets, cleaned up the seating area and put new gaskets in waiting for the repaired stub pipe. ya, it is a stupid mistake, but it looked like it was just black, not copper up there. so scrape a little at the seating area for the manifold gasket and make certain an old one isn't still sitting there. it may save you the headaches i have had. cheers and now back to listening to someone who knows what they are doing! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Jul 23 2006, 05:09 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
BT, seen that. BTW, we have a word for double gasketing (or more). That word is "STUPID". It's also counterproductive and ineffective, especailly in exhaust situations. The Cap'n
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| McMark |
Jul 23 2006, 05:17 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
I've never had problems with my quintuple gasket procedure. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tooth.gif)
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol2.gif) QUOTE was TRIPLE gasketing (is that a word)! It is now! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Glad you got it solved, regardless. |
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