Exhaust joints - Dry?

[HRG]

I've got the Y piece out at the moment to refurb the rack and I noticed the joints were assembled dry. Is this normal and is there any reason not to use Firegum? Surely that's why people have problems with it sealing if it's assembled without a sealant?

Can anyone give me a reason not to use it?

[Johno]

No .. ..

[HRG]

That's settled by consensus then

[Del Del Del]

Yes .. .

[HRG]

Blimey, it's an overwhelming majority now

[spend]

HRG said:

Can anyone give me a reason not to use it?

You get a mess on your fingers?

[HRG]

spend said:

HRG said:

Can anyone give me a reason not to use it?

You get a mess on your fingers?

I have about ninety pairs of latex gloves left

[Del Del Del]

HRG said:

Blimey, it's an overwhelming majority now

No.... I said yes !!!!

[HRG]

Del Del Del said:

HRG said:

Blimey, it's an overwhelming majority now

No.... I said yes !!!!

You've spoilt my poll now.... So don't keep it a secret, what's the reason?

[Del Del Del]

HRG said:

Del Del Del said:

HRG said:

Blimey, it's an overwhelming majority now

No.... I said yes !!!!

You've spoilt my poll now....

Good

Quinny said:

I use bathroom silicon sealant on mine.

Seems to do the job ok

Blue tack has an amazing grab

[HRG]

Well if you don't spill the beans I'm going to use it anyway, just to spite you

[Del Del Del]

HRG said:

Well if you don't spill the beans I'm going to use it anyway, just to spite you

I told ya Bluetack !!!!!!!

[HRG]

Del Del Del said:

HRG said:

Well if you don't spill the beans I'm going to use it anyway, just to spite you

I told ya Bluetack !!!!!!!

That's worse than my pickaxe bodge!

[Del Del Del]

Avocado skins give a good seal once up to temperature as well

[rev-erend]

I used banana skin once .. but it was too slippery

[clive f]

dont use firegum, use the exhaust jointing paste, comes in a tube like toothpaste but doesn`t taste anywhere near as nice

[Uncle Fester]

clive f said:

dont use firegum, use the exhaust jointing paste, comes in a tube like toothpaste but doesn`t taste anywhere near as nice

We to your superior culinary experience.

[HRG]

Uncle Fester said:

clive f said:

dont use firegum, use the exhaust jointing paste, comes in a tube like toothpaste but doesn`t taste anywhere near as nice

We to your superior culinary experience.

That's what I've got... And very white teeth

[thenick]

I've always found bog standard silicone sealent works really well... Tried all sorts of exhaust sealents on my exhaust which kept blowing on the downpipe joint. Most of the firegum sort of stuff just goes hard and gets blown out, silicone stays tacky and hasn't blown out yet after about a year so it gets my vote!