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Re: Exhaust Downpipe Gasket

To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Exhaust Downpipe Gasket
From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 19:28:18 +0100
On Thu, 31 Mar 2005, at around 09:10:39 local time, "Gosling, Richard B" 
<Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com> wrote:
>After having the same problem myself, I eventually just left the gasket out.
>Everything ran just fine without it, there was just a little gas escape from
>the joint, no real increase in noise, and no MOT tester noticed or objected.
>Worked for me, anyway!

Dear Richard,

I'm just scared stiff that after a while I would need to replace both 
the downpipe and the exhaust manifold if I tried that.

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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