header questions
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header questions
Has anyone cut the header flange inbetween each header so each pipe is not connected to the other. I have been thinking about doing this with my headers to cure the wonderful leak I have. If anyone has done this and is happy with the result let me know. I am going to be replacing the gaskets with some better ones but while i had them off thought about this idea.
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From: Monterey bay area
header questions
Mr Kem burns......
avoid cutting the head mounting flanges as the leaks will become more
persistent.....it will make the warping of the flange worse.
instead go and get some copper exhaust gaskets from SCE or Milodon....Mr gasket even makes em....they are worth it....
first remove the flowtechs and get them surfaced at the machine shop...then mount them with new copper gaskets.
avoid cutting the head mounting flanges as the leaks will become more
persistent.....it will make the warping of the flange worse.
instead go and get some copper exhaust gaskets from SCE or Milodon....Mr gasket even makes em....they are worth it....
first remove the flowtechs and get them surfaced at the machine shop...then mount them with new copper gaskets.
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From: Gateway to the West
header questions
Here I go being a commercial again...Another gasket possibility is the Bassani set for your truck. They consist of a stainless steel frame that traps four seperate compressed graphite gaskets at each exhaust port. So even if the header flange is not quite perfect, the gasket is only at the perimeter of each port. The gaskets compress around the perimeter of each port and expand to fill in the gaps. The stainless steel frames are half the thickness of the graphite gaskets so you can compress them til they no longer leak. The gaskets should fit just about any set of headers since at that point the gaskets and headers are made to match the bolt and port pattern of the heads. The graphite inserts are replaceable and available through Bassani dealers should the need arise. Just an idea.
Last edited by greystreak92; Jun 3, 2003 at 11:26 PM.
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