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Old 03-06-2015 | 03:02 PM
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Why would exhaust gaskets blow out if you make sure the bolts are tight? Mine lasted for years and I had to pry the headers off which tore the gaskets in half. I wonder how much the Cometic ones cost. Guess I'll call around.
See my post above (#4) for pricing.

The standard ones that I posted the pic of run about $50 and the ones that have both the 525 and standard BB pattern run around $80 per set
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Old 03-06-2015 | 03:24 PM
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purchase through you?
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Old 03-06-2015 | 03:49 PM
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Remflex Gaskets !!!!!!!! THE BEST
They have double the compression than any other gasket NEVER NEVER leak , they make up for uneven surfaces corroded heads or Ex manifolds, reusable, never burn
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Old 03-06-2015 | 04:01 PM
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SInce they have issues blowing out, do you think some water reversion / ingestion issues stem from this but blamed on a leaking (water internally) header ? Exhaust leaks at the collector have been known to cause reversion.
Scott, I'm still trying to wrap my mind around how a leaking header gasket can contribute to reversion. When the piston is on the up stroke, the gasses take the path of least resistance, with part of the charge exiting through the leak. On the down stroke, if the exhaust valve is off its seat, it is a similar situation - it will try to pull the air in from either the leak or the exhaust primary. If it pulls it in through the leak, it's not going to pull any water in with it, unless the boat is under water.

Is it more a matter of less positive impulse through the primary tube into the collector? It just doesn't make sense to me.
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Old 03-06-2015 | 04:09 PM
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purchase through you?
If that was for me, then yes you certainly can get them through me.
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Old 03-06-2015 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Budman II
Scott, I'm still trying to wrap my mind around how a leaking header gasket can contribute to reversion. When the piston is on the up stroke, the gasses take the path of least resistance, with part of the charge exiting through the leak. On the down stroke, if the exhaust valve is off its seat, it is a similar situation - it will try to pull the air in from either the leak or the exhaust primary. If it pulls it in through the leak, it's not going to pull any water in with it, unless the boat is under water.

Is it more a matter of less positive impulse through the primary tube into the collector? It just doesn't make sense to me.
Here's another one to fry the brain.

Why would a header with too large of a primary ID cause more reversion ?
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Old 03-06-2015 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Young Performance
See my post above (#4) for pricing.

The standard ones that I posted the pic of run about $50 and the ones that have both the 525 and standard BB pattern run around $80 per set
Thanks. I read too fast and didn't read the last paragraph I guess. Mercury ones are indeed over $31 each through Bam. I found a trusted source for $9 each.
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Old 03-06-2015 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by SB
Here's another one to fry the brain.

Why would a header with too large of a primary ID cause more reversion ?
Answer a question with a question.. tricky you are.
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Old 03-06-2015 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL
Answer a question with a question.. tricky you are.
Not really. Best way to understand something is to think it out, even with help, vs just being told.

So, my question goes into the same sort of reason.
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Old 03-07-2015 | 08:20 PM
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If that was for me, then yes you certainly can get them through me.
I will contact you soon as I would like to purchase a set.
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