Richard,
In my limited experience, both surfaces need to be clean and able to mate
completely, i.e. no dents, bends, rust, etc. Frank's previous recommendation is
the best advice I have heard on this issue short of installing a header. But
hey! Why not order the header? Sounds like a good excuse to me?
Jay Fishbein
Wallingford, CT
HAN-6
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Westfield/Lotus 7 (For Sale) (Anyone interested in the best excuse to wear
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Datsun 260-Z (Anyone remember DATSUNS?)
Richard Shipman wrote:
> Hi Gerard,
>
> I bought an exhaust mounting kit from Mini-Mania for my 948 several years
> ago, and included with the manifold clamp was a packet of "Walker Exhaust
> Mounting Paste".
>
> The instructions read (exactly):
>
> 1) Remove rust and grease and clean the place.
> 2) Dish up ample paste on sleeves and clamps before set up.
> 3) After the set up the exhaustheat will grow hard the paste and seal it
> perfect.
>
> (I think this was translated from a different language!)
>
> Richard
>
> At 10:00 PM 3/27/00 -0800, you wrote:
> >Anyone have any tricks for curing the exhaust leak one a stock 948 manifold
> >to pipe flange besides switching to a header? I worked the flange of the
> >pipe to the manifold with some gentle hammering before attaching the clamp,
> >but it still is letting pressure out.
> >
> >Gerard
> >
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