Gasket question please
Gasket question please
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Andy70

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1,417 posts

186 months

Yesterday (20:39)
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Are there any gaskets or sealer required when putting the Y piece exhaust section back in? you have the band clamps 1 end and the other is it just some sort of paste maybe? cheers

BritishTvr450

558 posts

26 months

Yesterday (22:24)
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No.
You might find when trying to join the two manifold pipes to Y piece very difficult to line them up. This is simply because the manifolds tend to slightly go out of shape over the years.
One solution is to use a ratchet strap around both manifolds and draw them together so the clamps go on properly.
I preferred to undo manifold bolts at the heads so loosening the manifolds enough to manipulate them onto Y piece as I feel using a ratchet strap risks cracking the manifolds as that has been known to happen in the past but using a strap is definitely easier but not necessary a very proffesional solution.