Dear All,
I am getting sick and tired of replacing blown exhaust downpipe gaskets. I have tried everything: fitting by a professional mechanic; fitting by a tyre & exhaust shop; fitting the damn things myself; ditto, but with an extra (locking) nut on the aft stud. The same thing always happens - the nut or nuts on the rearmost stud work loose over time, and relax the compression of the gasket enough that the exhaust gases blow straight through it when the engine is working hard. The only thing I haven't tried is leaving the gasket out altogether (I much prefer replacing gaskets to replacing downpipes or exhaust manifolds, or both).
Is there a solution? And if not, does any supplier offer jumbo value packs of gaskets?
ATB -- Mike Ellie - 1963 White Herald 1200 Convertible GA125624 CV Connie - 1968 Conifer Herald 1200 Saloon GA237511 DL Carly - 1977 Inca Yellow Spitfire 1500 FH105671
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