muffler gaskets question for collective
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2002 6:35 pm
Kinda the same.. I went to the local Heating and Plumbing store and
bought a small sheet 6"x6" High-Temp Boiler gasket material, maybe
3/32 thick give or take a little, cut a strip off about 2" x 6",
rolled it and stuck it in pipe, trimmed length a little so it
would'nt overlap inside the pipe. Clamped it on.. worked good,
smoked a little at first and stunk, but all better now.
Dooden
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "tmetcalf37743" wrote: > I'm not sure if this is the same situation Dooden is in but I'll post > it anyway...it might help someone else. > > I just replaced a LOUD Supertrapp off-road unit with a factory > (almost new) muffler. Here is what I did...right or wrong...I had a > spare piece of automotive tailpipe that the I.D. was just right to > slide upon the factory header and was just the correct O.D. to fit > into the muffler. I used a crush type automotive muffler clamp to > bind things together. It leaks a little (very little) but will do > until I find something better. Any other idea's out there? Anybody > need a SuperTrapp? I'll put it on e-bay in a week or so. > Tim > > > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "dooden" wrote: > > OK folks, I send this question to the masses in hopes of a cheap > fix. > > > > Need to mount a aftermarket pipe to the Kawi Header, however the > > Graphite (?) gasket on the pipe where it clamps is lets say, just > not > > there. Kawi wants almost $15 for a little crush type gasket for > that > > pipe. Seems a bit pricey for my cheapass approach to mounting this > > pipe, that I only paid postage on. (Thanks David) and a couple > > welding rods to repair it. > > > > A fellow lister was nice enuff to send me a gasket that sounded > > right, with a part number that matched the cylinder side of the > pipe, > > and it appears to be for that end. > > > > But I need the crush type, sleeve type whatever that the clamp on > the > > pipe clamps to. > > > > Considered useing muffler repair tape and wrapping the pipe then > > clamping the pipe over it to seal it down, but am affraid it might > > become permanently attached to the pipes that way. > > > > This area seems like it should have a high temp graphite type > gasket > > like whats on the OEM muffler (basically sealed in). > > > > Anybody that has mounted aftermarket pipes, what have you use to > seal > > this clamp area of the pipe ? > > > > Appears there is maybe 1/8" gap to fill when tightening the pipe > over > > the header pipe. > > > > Any ideas ? > > > > Dooden