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[Andy B]

..... i dont remember a gasket coming off the downpipe to manifold connection and after double checking with martin i was right. if i inspected the downpipe is it likely id find a baked on gasket? ....

There's just a simple round 'asbestos' gasket that sits on the lip of the exhaust down pipe as it bolts to the manifold. Last year (or the year before  ) I paid someone else to replace the rear crank shaft seal which meant dropping the gearbox which meant dropping the downpipes. Needless to say, they didn't replace the gaskets & used exhaust paste which only lasted a short while.
I forget now how much they were from Vauxhall, but I was surprised at how much they were for something so small 

[Webby the Bear]

..... i dont remember a gasket coming off the downpipe to manifold connection and after double checking with martin i was right. if i inspected the downpipe is it likely id find a baked on gasket? ....

There's just a simple round 'asbestos' gasket that sits on the lip of the exhaust down pipe as it bolts to the manifold. Last year (or the year before  ) I paid someone else to replace the rear crank shaft seal which meant dropping the gearbox which meant dropping the downpipes. Needless to say, they didn't replace the gaskets & used exhaust paste which only lasted a short while.
I forget now how much they were from Vauxhall, but I was surprised at how much they were for something so small 

Do they have tiny little holes in andy? seem to remember when i looked at the downpipe there was something round on there that looked like that....

[Andy B]

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Do they have tiny little holes in andy? seem to remember when i looked at the downpipe there was something round on there that looked like that....

Not holes as such, but dimples on the surface. 

[Marks DTM Calib]

There a copper type affair and probably stuck to the tops of the front pipes.

Fit the heads and then put some oil on the cam bearings and follower tops, lay the cams in and lube the top sides of the cam where the bearings are and the lobes.

[Webby the Bear]

Thanks for all the info guys.

And yes Mark, thats exactly what it is

going to be progressing as soon as the head gaskets turn up 

got the heater on yesterday too...... dont want the inside going all damp while its not in use 

[Andy B]

There a copper type affair and probably stuck to the tops of the front pipes. ....

The gaskets I bought from Vauxhall weren't, more of an 'asbestos' type

[Marks DTM Calib]

They do appear like that but when you rip one its made up of what appears to be copper flakes bonded together. I reality I have no idea what ther made of!

[Andy B]

They do appear like that but when you rip one its made up of what appears to be copper flakes bonded together. I reality I have no idea what ther made of!

OK I never got to see the originals. Why do garages not ask you whether you want the correct gaskets/parts fitting to do the job properly or whether you're happy for them to bodge the job now so that you can do the job properly yourself a later date? 

[symes]

webby they are round rings mate-forgot to give you them-sorry

[Webby the Bear]

no worries mate. I still gotthe ones that are stuck to the downpipes