From a message earlier this year, coincidentally about a week or two after
I installed my exhaust donuts. Naturally with a 50% chance of doing it
backwards, that is exactly what I did. I saved this email to remind myself
the next time I do it.
David Councill
57 BGT
71 BGT
>From: "Jerry Causey" <jcausey@whidbey.com>
>To: mgs@autox.team.net
>Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 17:00:17 -0800
>Subject: Re: MGB exhaust flange gasket
>
>I saved a response from John Twist to this question a year or two
>ago:
>
>"The good gaskets are supplied with the silver,
>metal side and an asbestos side. The SILVER
>side is fitted DOWN so that the more flexible
>ASBESTOS is fitted UP against the manifold. I
>usually coat the metal band of the gasket, as
>well as the corresponding section of the exhaust
>pipe with nickle anti-seize so that it is easily
>removed next time..."
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