advice for sealing a leaking tubular manifold

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advice for sealing a leaking tubular manifold

Postby fezzRS on Sun May 05, 2013 2:41 pm

needs some help ive had the manifold skimmed tried new gasket and its still blowing doing my head in a fe wpeople said put gasket sealent on the manifold and the flange but is it ok to put sealent on the manifold
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Re: advice for sealing a leaking tubular manifold

Postby jonny nitro on Mon May 06, 2013 12:52 am

try useing two gaskets but a fit of gasket paste wont do any harm
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Re: advice for sealing a leaking tubular manifold

Postby reithy on Mon May 06, 2013 9:59 am

Use the exhaust gasket paste, the use when putting the sections together underneath, I've used it for flanges in the past.
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Re: advice for sealing a leaking tubular manifold

Postby fezzRS on Mon May 06, 2013 4:53 pm

DONE NOW chaps thanks so much had to gice the surfaces a good clean with the some sand paper
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