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| Author: | Jeb [ Mon May 29, 2006 8:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Blow out |
The gasket between my exhasut manifold and the head pipe burned out during a pass down the dragstrip Sunday. I think the manifold is warped at the sealing surface. Can I stack two gaskets together to eliminate this problem. Inside the car it sounds like Charlie's Barracuda. Do they make a dead soft gasket that will conform to irregular ssurfaces? Or will high temp RTV work. |
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| Author: | SlantSixDan [ Mon May 29, 2006 8:37 pm ] |
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More commonly it's the headpipe flange that warps. Pairing gaskets will appear to have fixed the problem...for a couple-few weeks, then it'll come back. |
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| Author: | Jeb [ Mon May 29, 2006 8:42 pm ] |
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So, what can I do? Will the leak get worse as time goes on? I can feel it at idle but it is only audible at full throttle. |
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| Author: | emsvitil [ Mon May 29, 2006 8:44 pm ] |
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A header gasket with a soft metal ring may work. I used to regularly blow out a plain gasket on a flanged muffler connection until I replaced it with a header gasket, hasn't blown out since. (thinking about 10 years so far) |
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| Author: | Jeb [ Mon May 29, 2006 8:47 pm ] |
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What kind of collector gasket did you use? Pics or part # would be appreciated. |
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| Author: | SlantSixDan [ Mon May 29, 2006 8:53 pm ] |
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Quote: A header gasket with a soft metal ring may work.
That'd probably help, but...who makes such gaskets in the 2-bolt configuration needed for the stock exhaust manifold's outlet? Nobody I know of...
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| Author: | mopar_nocar [ Mon May 29, 2006 9:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | these guys |
if i read the catalog correctly, these guys have what you're looking for: http://www.remflex.com its at the bottom of the catalog page. sb |
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| Author: | emsvitil [ Mon May 29, 2006 9:43 pm ] |
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Quote: What kind of collector gasket did you use? Pics or part # would be appreciated.
It was a 3-holer with 2.5" id. Had an unwelded exhaust flange and went to auto parts store to figure out what would fit deals.............Didn't realize the stock exhaust is a 2-holer.......... 
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| Author: | SlantSixDan [ Tue May 30, 2006 7:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: these guys |
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Looks like you might be right; their P/N RF6006 is described as 2¼" centre pipe hole, 2 bolt holes placed 3½" centre-to-centre. I haven't measured the centre-to-centre on a SL6 exhaust manifold, but that sounds about right. Looks as if they also have an intake-and-exhaust manifold gasket # RF6008.
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