Exhaust Gasket Leak?
03-23-2009, 08:47 PM
#1
Exhaust Gasket Leak? Ok sso heres the deal. I had bought pacesetter LTS and used the paper gasket it comes with, eventually they blew out so i got some Mr. Gasket copper gaskets and put them in today, tightened them down, and now the leak is 100x worse then before. Any idea whats with this? I put the embossed side towards the header (as it says in the instructions) and used the lock washers as well.
Any advice? Kinda pissed cuz i wasted my day doing this.
Any advice? Kinda pissed cuz i wasted my day doing this.
03-23-2009, 10:39 PM
#4
Im not gunna solve this by buying new gaskets, these should work fine...its copper...soft metal between metal shouldnt leak, and it doesnt have a gash in it anywhere. No such thing as magic gaskets, just logic..wich happens to be beating me.
03-24-2009, 01:12 AM
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Ok sso heres the deal. I had bought pacesetter LTS and used the paper gasket it comes with, eventually they blew out so i got some Mr. Gasket copper gaskets and put them in today, tightened them down, and now the leak is 100x worse then before. Any idea whats with this? I put the embossed side towards the header (as it says in the instructions) and used the lock washers as well.
Any advice? Kinda pissed cuz i wasted my day doing this.
Any advice? Kinda pissed cuz i wasted my day doing this.
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03-24-2009, 04:28 AM
#9
Have you tried tightening the header bolts from the inside out? Sure the header flange is flat?
IMO, save yourself the trouble and at the very LEAST try the Felpro 1406s.
03-24-2009, 08:25 AM
#12
Another newbie that asks for help then tells you you're wrong when you give him the answer he needs.
Either try another gasket (another vote for Percy's, I love those) or enjoy your leak.
Either try another gasket (another vote for Percy's, I love those) or enjoy your leak.
03-24-2009, 06:17 PM
#13
So logic and machine has kicked my ***.
After spending a second day toying with it im no where ahead of where i used to be, so im going to get the felpros (i cant find percys locally anywhere?). The guy quoted me about 25 bucks(CND) for the felpros, wich seems really cheap, or is that just me after spending 70 on the copperseals.
After spending a second day toying with it im no where ahead of where i used to be, so im going to get the felpros (i cant find percys locally anywhere?). The guy quoted me about 25 bucks(CND) for the felpros, wich seems really cheap, or is that just me after spending 70 on the copperseals.
03-25-2009, 07:57 AM
#16
So logic and machine has kicked my ***.
After spending a second day toying with it im no where ahead of where i used to be, so im going to get the felpros (i cant find percys locally anywhere?). The guy quoted me about 25 bucks(CND) for the felpros, wich seems really cheap, or is that just me after spending 70 on the copperseals.
After spending a second day toying with it im no where ahead of where i used to be, so im going to get the felpros (i cant find percys locally anywhere?). The guy quoted me about 25 bucks(CND) for the felpros, wich seems really cheap, or is that just me after spending 70 on the copperseals.
