Yep, me too. Like the jelly side of the toast, wrong-side down, every
time...
David Councill had this to say:
>
> From a message earlier this year, coincidentally about a week or two after
>I installed my exhaust donuts. Naturally with a 50% chance of doing it
>backwards, that is exactly what I did. I saved this email to remind myself
>the next time I do it.
>
>David Councill
>57 BGT
>71 BGT
>
>>From: "Jerry Causey" <jcausey@whidbey.com>
>>To: mgs@autox.team.net
>>Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 17:00:17 -0800
>>Subject: Re: MGB exhaust flange gasket
>>
>>I saved a response from John Twist to this question a year or two
>>ago:
>>
>>"The good gaskets are supplied with the silver,
>>metal side and an asbestos side. The SILVER
>>side is fitted DOWN so that the more flexible
>>ASBESTOS is fitted UP against the manifold. I
>>usually coat the metal band of the gasket, as
>>well as the corresponding section of the exhaust
>>pipe with nickle anti-seize so that it is easily
>>removed next time..."
>
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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