Re: Exhaust Riser gasket change
 

Yeah OMC is pretty low on the exhaust torque. I think that my OMC shop book says 25. Hard to get 25 on a needle style torque wrench. :D

I think that I had them at about 25-30 last time I did manifold gaskets.

I did end up buying a 12 inch mill bastard cut file as Mc suggested. That guy knows metal like most of us know breathing. I am gonna lightly file them as needed.

Re: Exhaust Riser gasket change
 

For the record... the rest showed up today.

No funny business.

Now if I can get some time to start the prepping....

Re: Exhaust Riser gasket change
 

Too bad...you missed getting them really by only 1 shipping day.

Re: Exhaust Riser gasket change
 

It's ok. I have been swamped at work anyway.

After this weekend my schedule gets better until September.

Still shooting for the weekend of June 10 maybe if everything goes well.

Re: Exhaust Riser gasket change
 

Well, there is SOME funny business.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/305-3...temZ4643886984

"Comes with Gaskets and Riser attaching bolts."
And the bolts are shown in photos, too.

No bolts showed up.... which I needed because mine are rusted junk.

No bolts in either kit.

Now I get to call Dennis and wait another week for bolts.

Re: Exhaust Riser gasket change
 

These.

Shown on ad... not in box.

Re: Exhaust Riser gasket change
 

Fund, they look like plated bolts, you might want to go buy some stainless hardware and get the job done before the weekend.

Re: Exhaust Riser gasket change
 

Fund,

Suprisingly, mine were probably re-usable. I wanted stainless so I ordered them from mcmaster carr.

I got the rest of my stainless for the engine project from

totallystainless.net

They would have had the riser bolts but I had already ordered them from mcmaster carr.

Was the box sealed, maybe the bolts fell out.

Re: Exhaust Riser gasket change
 

You make a good point Mark.

But I was bummed because they were supposed to come with.

I agree that I would be happier with stainless.

I have a couple of the old ones that are good enough to take bolt shopping. :D

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Boxes were sealed.

Maybe this is a blessing anyway.
If they were in the box I would have used the plated bolts without thinking much about it. I would rather have stainless after seeing them break off in my ratchet from rust.

I was checking out the manifolds closely last night, and putting some paint on them, and I noticed that the diameter of the exhaust passage is slightly larger than the stock exhaust passage. That was a positive thing to see.