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Re: [T3] Exhaust gaskets


On 16 Jul 2001, at 7:29, Phil Castro wrote:

> I started with the exhaust and threw on the new headers with the
> supplied gaskets....I shelved the metal ones....It's a bugpack
> header and the gaskets are a kind of rubber cardboard
> blend.....anywho once I cranked her up to hear what she sounded
> like the gaskets started smoking...The smell of burnt ruuber and
> smoke quickly filled the garage..

New exhausts all smell, regardless of the gaskets. Especially 
aftermarket exhausts. Partly it's the paint, partly it's the light layer 
of oil on the sheet metal inside. I have used both gaskets. My main 
recommendation would be to do the first warmup outside.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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