I found two badly deformed exhaust seals when I pulled the pipes off the manifolds.

Any tips or tricks to making sure the seals and pipes seat correctly?

I'm considering a small drop of glue/sealent to stick the copper seal and pipes together properly - hoping this helps with proper alignment when I bolt the pipes into the manifold.

Always file the part of the exhaust that contacts the copper gasket. You want a smooth flat surface to press against the copper. I usually put some muffler cement on the copper to help hold it up in the head.

I anneal the gaskets prior to fitting/installation and also use copper gasket cement to hold them in place.

I second solex!

Will do - Thanks.

Searching for "anneal" found some good threads for this that didn't turn up in my other "exhaust" oriented searches.

- http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=82732
- http://www.ratwell.com/technical/Exhaust.html

Sorry for the repetitive post.

If you're gonna file the pipes, you MUST file them together, not one port at a time. The Cap'n