Maybe you need to square and flatten your exhaust flanges. The stock gaskets last a long time for me - 8 years or more. On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 5:46 PM, David Kao <dtkao0205@yahoo.com> wrote: > Is it a good/bad idea to make your own exhaust gasket using sheet copper > available from hardware store? Has anyone tried this? I will soon begin > to dismantle my 84's engine and replace the tranny at the same time. > The engine will receive a set of new Cofap and a pair of used heads. > I can anticipate need of a set of new exhaust gaskets. The gaskets seem > to crap out quickly and not cheap. I am seeking an alternative. > > David > > > --- Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > > > Metal won't get stuck to what it's clamped against, but composite may. > > Which part is easier to remove and scrape a baked-on gasket off of? I'd > put > > metal towards the head, for that reason alone............ > > > > Mike B. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 8:18 PM > > Subject: Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1 > > > > > > > Thanks, all, as usual. Metal to the head it will be. > > > Jim > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 7:01 PM, Jake de Villiers < > > > crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >> I've always put the metal side to the source of the heat whatever the > > >> make > > >> of engine but I remember a post not too long ago that espoused the > > >> opposite. > > >> > > >> In 35 years of hot rodding etc I've never had a problem when putting > the > > >> metal side to the exhaust port. :) > > >> > > >> On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 4:44 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> > wrote: > > >> > > >> > My first question is why does a Vanagon full gasket set come with > only > > >> > two > > >> > head-to-pipe gaskets when it requires four? > > >> > My real question is which side goes toward the head, the composite > side > > >> > or > > >> > the metal side? > > >> > > > >> > Obviously I'm talking about the kind that's thin steel bonded or > > >> > crimped > > >> > to > > >> > a composite material. > > >> > > > >> > Thanks, > > >> > > > >> > Jim > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Jake > > >> 1984 Vanagon GL > > >> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > > >> Crescent Beach, BC > > >> www.crescentbeachguitar.com > > >> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >
-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 |
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