<VV> headers leak

[John Sweet]

Ray,
The first mistake is using the graphite exhaust packings.  If have put these 
are a few of my customers cars and the are not good.  They seem to burn out 
or simply get soft and leak.  I now only use the old style harder packing 
which don't leak.
John sweet
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez" <vairguy at echoes.net>
To: "corvair" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 9:29 PM
Subject: <VV> headers leak


> Howdy folks,
>
>     Tonight I decided to track down the exhaust leaks I've been hearing 
> since I put that used set of headers on my car last week.  It turns out 
> they are leaking badly where they meet the heads on nearly every port.  I 
> cleaned up the gasket surface on the headers pretty decently with a wire 
> brush in a drill and used brand new graphite 140 seals (they are 140 
> heads).
>
>     I took a photo in case anyone needs to know what type they are in 
> order to give advice on how to get them to seal properly.
>
>
> Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez III
> Lake Ariel, PA
> CORSA member
> 66' Corsa 140/4 coupe
> 65' Corsa 140/4 coupe (under construction and almost done!)
> 63' Monza PG coupe (almost done!)
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