Header Gasket (best one)?

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11-03-2018, 06:54 PM

808Bill

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Header Gasket (best one)?

Just tracked down a pesky exhaust leak.
Looks like my header gasket need replacing. What's the best option as I see several brands with varying prices.
I suspect the PO reused the old manifold bolts when he switched to stainless headers.

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11-03-2018, 07:33 PM

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Factory, don't go with those sandwich material type, they leak after a year or two.
Replace bolts if you didn't already

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11-03-2018, 08:19 PM

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Bill- also be on the lookout for stripped threads in the head. When I rebuilt mine, the machine shop found 5 holes with bad threads. Weld repair and helicoils fixed the problem. Also, when reassembling, coat the bolt threads with copper antisieze compound.

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