<VV> Header Gasket Leaks

[Kwoverby at aol.com]

First, check the height of the exhaust tube flanges to make sure they are  
in a straight line. Second, look at your headers and see if you have the 
type  with the bump or bend on the flange on the side opposite of the exhaust 
pipe  hole. If there is a bend or bump and the exhaust tubes are all the same 
height,  you should be OK.
 
If your headers do not have the bend or bump on the flange area, you will  
need to fabricate a set of clamps to bolt each exhaust tube to the header. I 
 used large washers and cut them so the washer would slide around the 
exhaust  tube. I would install one from each side, I would have them drilled for  
through bolts and use bolts with lock washers and nuts to clamp the exhaust 
 tubes to the headers. I saw this in a tech guide as I recall. It worked 
for  me.
 
Ken Overby
180 Rail
66 500 CP