Metal won't get stuck to what it's clamped against, but composite may.
Which part is easier to remove and scrape a baked-on gasket off of?  I'd put
metal towards the head, for that reason alone............

Mike B.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1

> Thanks, all, as usual. Metal to the head it will be.
> Jim
>
> On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 7:01 PM, Jake de Villiers <
> crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I've always put the metal side to the source of the heat whatever the
>> make
>> of engine but I remember a post not too long ago that espoused the
>> opposite.
>>
>> In 35 years of hot rodding etc I've never had a problem when putting the
>> metal side to the exhaust port.   :)
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 4:44 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > My first question is why does a Vanagon full gasket set come with only
>> > two
>> > head-to-pipe gaskets when it requires four?
>> > My real question is which side goes toward the head, the composite side
>> > or
>> > the metal side?
>> >
>> > Obviously I'm talking about the kind that's thin steel bonded or
>> > crimped
>> > to
>> > a composite material.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Jim
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jake
>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>> Crescent Beach, BC
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27