Exhaust Gaskets

[gene]

copper ??
Headers?

http://www.california.com/~eagle/engine.html

read here

gene

>Need dissertation on exhaust manifold gaskets - I've always been told to use
>FelPro gaskets with 2 on each side, yet my last set lasted only 50 miles,
and
>I've been through several sets in the past couple years. Plan to lick that
>calf again in the AM, but am re-thinking my strategy.
>
>What is the secret to making them last (other than quitting backfiring,
>which, hopefully I've cured) ?? Some other brand, re-torquing, superglue???
>
>
>Lanier Foote
>Jackson, MS
>'73 GMC Excalibur (JimiSue)
>'29 Mercedes SSK Toad (Maybelline)
>'94 Tracker Toad (BN Toad)
>F-37894
>
>Reality Check:::::
>There's no free lunch;
>You get what you pay for;
>And Nothing's gonna come in the mail !!
>
Genef -- 77PB/ore/ca
GMC MOTORHOME INFORMATION
mr.erf
http://www.california.com/~eagle/

 

[emerystora]

>Tell you what I did and they have not blown out yet and the set of felpro
>gaskets recommended by Wes Coughlan lasted less than a hundered miles.
>
>I got a cheap mr gasket steel gasket from auto zone and applied high temp
>RTV to both sides and put them on. NO leaks in over 4000 miles and my
>exhaust manifolds are not flat either.

I used to regularly blow the gaskets but then found that the graphite
impregnated ones will last. They are black in color and appear waxy
on the surface. Mr. Gasket and Napa both have them. I can post a
number if anyone wants it.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM