Dan,
    When I faced this issue I assumed that the
flattest surface should be mated. and used some copper
gasket goop on the less flat surface and antiseize on
the bolts.   gary
Date:    Fri, 20 Jun 2003 11:13:03 -0400
From:    Dan Erlandson <danoer1@ECLIPSE.NET>
Subject: exhausr fasket question

To the collective wisdom of the group
All of my gaskets from the headers came off with the
all metal side
facing
the exhaust system.  I thought I had read somewhere
that the metal side
should face the heads... of course the other side of
the gasket does
have a
metal lip, but is not all metal.  Does the orientation
of the gasket
make a
difference??

--
Dan Erlandson
Flemington, NJ
> danoer1@eclipse.net
91 VW Vanagon GL 170,000 mi
99 VW Passat 107,000 mi

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