[Healeys] Exhaust fitting

Bob Spidell bspidell at comcast.net
Sun Mar 7 21:02:38 MST 2021


I've had success sealing gaskets and small leaks with high-temp 
silicone. Edd China used to use some kind of blue paste, but haven't 
seen any like it around here.

Bob

On 3/7/2021 4:52 PM, Stephen Hutchings via Healeys wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> After many years of service my old stainless exhaust system has had it, and I’ve decided to replace it with another stainless system.
> I wonder if any of you have some tips/tricks for getting a good gas tight fit at the joins.
> I’ve had my car for 45 years and I’ve struggled many times with controlling fumes. I’ve recently replaced the manifold gasket, made up down pipe gaskets out of Remflex ( a graphite exhaust gasket material that compresses), lengthened my old tail pipes, and carefully checked and sealed the firewall.
> It’s become a bit of an obsession for me, so, since I’m starting with a new system, I’m hoping to see an improvement.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stephen, BJ8
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