Date:         Sat, 13 Oct 2001 21:36:00 -0400
Reply-To:     "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@CITYNET.NET>
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From:         "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@CITYNET.NET>
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Subject:      Exhaust gaskets on S&S
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Just a follow-up on the S&S Headers exhaust system installation I did
and reported on a few months back.

I just had the rear driver's side gasket blow out.  I replaced it
with one of the metal-reinforced ones that Bob Donalds gave me with
my new 2.1 engine (still not installed...the old one keeps ticking
strong at over 206K miles) from Boston Engine (www.bostonengine.com).

I think the problem was that the ones that came with the S&S were
pretty cheap paperboard and it just blew out.  Maybe I didn't snug up
the bolts enough.

FWIW, the exhaust has a nice patina to it now, but I'm happy with the
installation and the performance.  My seat-of-the-pants dyno tells me
there's more oomph than the standard exhaust.  Love the rumble.  >:->

-Karl


Karl & Kristina Bloss - bloss@citynet.net
Hurricane, WV
'85 Westfalia Camper "Fred"
'87 Westy Weekender "Bev"