My experience is different on the exhaust port gaskets.

I've been using german aftermarket ones going on 30 some years.

Never a problem.

The flanges do have to be parallel to the head face where they bolt on, and
the flanges have to be flat of course .  the pipes can warp and crack..so
need to make sure the pipes are good, but good pipes, german aftermarket
exhaust part gaskets, installed carefully...they'll be fine until your next
head gaskest job, which isn't even that far away considering how mickey
mouse the waterboxer head gasket system is.  - about 5 years, maybe 6.

  I can't image that a sheet of copper would work very well.

Though you were going to say to make your own copper & asbestoes sandwich of
materials, and that could work really great I'd think.

Scott

www.turbovans.com <http://www.turbovans.com/>  

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
David Kao
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 5:47 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1

 

Is it a good/bad idea to make your own exhaust gasket using sheet copper

available from hardware store? Has anyone tried this? I will soon begin

to dismantle my 84's engine and replace the tranny at the same time.

The engine will receive a set of new Cofap and a pair of used heads.

I can anticipate need of a set of new exhaust gaskets. The gaskets seem

to crap out quickly and not cheap. I am seeking an alternative.

 

David

 

 

--- Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET> wrote:

 

>  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

>

 

 

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